Hope for the World!

For Wednesday, September 1, 2021

John 4:25-26: “The woman at the well said, ‘I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.’

Then Jesus declared to her, ‘I, the one speaking to you—I am he. I am the Messiah!’”

Imagine engaging in a conversation with a stranger who suddenly announces, “I am the Messiah!” Jesus authenticated himself by telling her everything she had ever done, a lot of it not too good! But she wanted to change – she immediately hung on his every word and gathered her community to meet the promised savior. She had been given immeasurable hope!

Nowadays we can all know that same hope, and we can share it with others. God wanted to include us in His eternal Kingdom, and the sacrifice of Jesus made it all possible. Just like the woman at the well, we are saved by grace through our faith in Jesus.

Hope is God’s gift to the world!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406