Many might question Jesus choice for disciples.

But His choice to spread the gospel was even more radical.

Could Jesus have planned to have a demon possessed crazy (blog 447) and a town prostitute (this blog, 448) to take His good news to the world?

The fact that they did, the fact that the gospel even survived, and the fact that He predicted His death and resurrection say that it was much deeper than we could even surmise.

In the middle of daytime heat, in a place “inconvenient” to where the disciples might have chosen to go, Jesus began changing the world.

And his methods were radical.

As the disciples attempted to steer Him in the wrong direction, He told them:

John 4 32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

Our pursuit of Jesus often includes are thoughts as to what He is and who He is.

But who He is runs contrary to all that we sometimes think.

We think that His conversation with the woman at the well was necessary for Him to save “them”.  But what we can not fathom was that it was necessary to save us.

WE are the broken ones.  ALL of us.

John 4 39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more became believers.

The gospel of Jesus has the ability to enrage the rich, the privileged, the well-behaved, and the reliable.  And this is because in our very narrow vision of who we are, we believe that we are somehow worthy.

But the reality is that we are not worthy.

The reality is that He has made us worthy.

In reality, we are no different than the woman or even the crazy man from the graveyard.  

We are so in need of His everlasting grace.

Without it, we are sitting ducks for Hell.

Growing up, my beautiful daughter Jenna would listen to Lauren Daigle.  I grew to love her music because Jenna did.  And her words in this song could not be more true.

Thank You, Jesus.  How Can It Be?

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J