What a gracious thing for us that Jesus Christ never thinks about what we have been. He always thinks about what we are going to be! The Savior who is our Lord cares absolutely nothing about your moral case history. He forgives it and starts from there as though you had been born one minute before. The woman of Samaria met our Lord at the well, and we ask, “Why was Jesus willing to reveal so much more about Himself in this setting than He did in other encounters during His ministry?” You and I would never have chosen this woman with such a shadow lying across her life, but Jesus is the Christ of God, and He could sense the potential within her innermost being. He gave her the secret of His Messiahship and the secret of the nature of God. Her frankness and her humility appealed to the Savior as they talked of man’s need and the true worship of God by the Spirit of God. In Jesus’ day, His critics said in scorn: “This man receives sinners!” They were right, and He lived and died and rose again to prove it. The blessed part is this: He is still receiving sinners!
Verse
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior for to give repentance . . . and forgiveness of sins. Acts 5:31
Thought
The Savior who is our Lord cares absolutely nothing about your moral case history. He forgives it and starts from there as though you had been born one minute before.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for receiving this sinner! Thank You for teaching me true worship by Your Holy Spirit. Let me not take it for granted; may my life will glorify daily.