Faith that springs from the title
(A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus asked for a drink, because the disciples were going into the town to buy something to eat.) The Samaritan woman said to her, "Why are you a Jew, asking a Samaritan woman for a drink?" Because the Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans, Jesus answered and said to them, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is that is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.... He said, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I will give him will never thirst. The water I will give him will become in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life." (John 4:7-14)
Our faith life can be divided into two major forms.
One is a life of faith in the form of fetching water, and the other is a life of faith in the form of springing up from within.
The religious life that comes to fetch water always makes you thirsty again, but the religious life that springs from within is always a life filled with the thrill of salvation.
Today we will look at what Iran is through the text. In a difficult world like these days, the religious life that comes to fetch water is just tiring.
1. The woman of Suga-seong is the model of all those who live in the faith who have become inert.
From a biblical background, wells are especially important to Jews.
Before building a house, a well had to be dug. It was an area where water was so precious.
Especially for nomads, the well was a lifeline.
In the Old Testament, we quarreled and fought each other over the well.
Abraham's shepherds and the shepherds of Lot's nephew argued with each other over water.
So you can see the split.
You can see that Isaac yielded the well several times. The well in the city of Sychar in the text was also a well dug by Jacob. I have been drinking water from this well for many years.
However, this woman in the text was a woman who could not get along with others.
The well of Bonsi is a place where women from all towns meet and hear rumors of this and that. This woman, who has been married five times, has always been a woman in the neighborhood. So she was a lonely and lonely woman.
On this day I met the Lord, I also went out to draw water at noon, avoiding other people's eyes.
Maybe it was a woman whose deepest soul longed for something great.
During a few conversations with the Lord, this woman already knew that the Lord was a prophet.
So the first question was about worship.
Just by looking at this, you can guess how great his spiritual hunger was.
This woman was not satisfied with reality.
In a spiritual sense, this woman is the image of us who believe without being touched today, and is also a model of inertiaized believers who cannot find spiritual satisfaction.
2. In this woman who came to draw water consciously of people, we see what we are today.
This woman had faith in God, but she hated people.
So, I avoided people's eyes and came to draw water while no one was around.
I was always worried that my weaknesses might be exposed.
Nevertheless, I had to drink water to live, so I came out to get water.
There can be many of these kinds of believers today.
Maybe this is not what we are today? you'll think about it.
Aren't you coming out with more awareness of people's gaze while you go to church every week, watch worship, and listen to the Word without being touched?
Aren't you always in a state of mind to go without joy that wells up from within, even though you've been living the life of faith? We must reflect deeply. The people of the church hate it because it is a life of faith without being moved by the grace of salvation.
So, I try not to hang out with regulars.
The Apostles' Creed, 'the communion of the saints with each other', confesses with the lips, but in real life, he avoids people because he does not want to go up and down in the gossip of the church members.
So you keep your own secret.
Even after going to church for several years, he doesn't reveal himself. Reluctantly to take on the position. Forced to serve, sing hymns without joy
Getting water is a hassle. Still, we had to bring water.
Going to church on a Sunday is annoying. And yet, if we have to come out, what would it be if we were not like this Suga-seong woman?
The Lord said to this woman.
?쏣veryone who drinks this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks the water I will give him will never thirst.
The life of faith that comes to fetch water is difficult.
You don't know how difficult it is to get water.
So, when the Lord said that those who drink the water I give will never go back again, this woman asked me where is such water... If there is such water, I would give it to me so that I would never come again to draw water.
It is so difficult to live a life of faith on your own. It's hard. It's boring. First of all, I hate people. It's that the teachers don't like it.
That is why there are many such people among modern church members.
There are many cases of staying close to the people of the world while avoiding fellowship with church members. In this case, we need to check whether or not she is a woman of Sugaseong.
3. The true life of faith must be faith that springs from within.
So I won't go back. He said, "Everyone who drinks the water I will give will become a spring of water springing up to eternal life."
What does springing water mean here?
That is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit springs from within us like springs of water.
Don't let me go again. It changes our faith life.
Strictly speaking, living a life of faith with my own strength makes me thirsty.
I cannot continue the life of faith with my ability, my knowledge, and my will.
When I try to do that, it becomes hard, I feel lonely, and I hate people.
Therefore, the life of faith is divided into two parts.
There is a life of faith that comes every day to fetch water, and there is a life of faith that springs from within.
What is making this difference?
It is a life of faith without the Holy Spirit and a life of faith that is filled with the Holy Spirit.
Faith to believe without the Holy Spirit as knowledge; Faith to hear and believe without the experience of the Holy Spirit;
Faith that has been believed for a long time without feeling the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
There is no change in such a life of faith. There can be no groundbreaking self-revolution.
No matter how many seminars and stewardship seminars are held, nothing changes. No matter how many decades they hear the words from the pulpit, their family does not change.
However, there are many cases where they lead a life of faith without emotion, as if they had to come to draw water every day. Maybe that's what we are.
In order to have faith that springs from within, it must be a life of faith that is led by the power of the Holy Spirit. Those were the saints of the early church.
When the inspiration and impression of the Holy Spirit came upon all the saints on the day of Pentecost, they could not remain still with the power of the Holy Spirit, like a spring of water gushing out from within, rather than a life of faith that draws water.
I kicked the door and went out. and cried.
Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God...
They are now fearless.
It was just faith that flowed like a waterfall.
How can you live by the word?
It's never possible with my willpower.
But it is possible with the power of the Holy Spirit.
Just as the skeletons of Ezekiel's Valley come to life, the bones move, and as a great army rises, all things are possible with the power of the Holy Spirit.
We must pray for such a life of faith.
To do that, you must first meet the Lord.
You should feel something truly piercing like this woman in your conversation with the Lord.
When she said, "Bring your husband!", this woman made a candid confession.
"I don't have a husband!"...
Actually, you had five husbands in the past, but when you were pointed out that the man you are living with now is not your husband, you are just living.
This is important.
sometimes points out the secrets of my sins.
reveals hidden secrets.
You have to be honest in front.
The work of the Holy Spirit does not appear in us if we listen to the word without repenting. No matter how many decades or even generations, even if it is the mother's faith, it is a life of faith that comes from cultivating water, not faith that springs from within.
When you look at people who live a life of faith that springs up from within, first of all, their facial expressions change.
yearn for Wait for the week. A-men comes out of nowhere.
You can tell by looking at the singing of hymns.
Sing a hymn that comes from the inside out with emotion and powerful praise.
But look at the people who live the life of faith in well water.
First of all, I hate people. Avoid the clergy. I hate pastors. Stay away from workers. I only make my own arguments.
First, look at this woman's attitude toward Jesus.
'How can you, as a Jewish man, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?'
Even today, if there are spirits that give a cup of tea to a pastor like this, it is a life of faith that still draws water.
Evangelism must come from faith that springs from within.
I also serve. Sacrifice too.
Otherwise, you will never be able to do it.
Dear saints!
Now is the time to turn our faith life into a faith that springs from within.
We'll have to put some effort into that.
Please join us in prayer with the spirit of a seeker.
We must not miss the morning prayer meeting and the Wednesday prayer meeting.
Just as physical exercise has some benefit, we must also strive to devote ourselves to the soul. Then there is a high chance of meeting the Lord.
He promised to give it to those who ask.
The door will be opened to anyone who knocks.
It is said that the 21st century will develop more advanced science and technology than ever before.
It is said that in the future, the field of biotechnology will become the cutting-edge engineering.
The time has come to deal with the problems of life.
But the origin of life lies in the sovereignty of God.
No matter how much body parts are replaced, a junk car is just a used car, and it cannot be a new one.
To become new, you must enter the furnace of the Holy Spirit in the Lord.
Only there becomes a new creation.
I hope that it will be a new year of experiencing the Holy Spirit so that we can all have faith that springs from within us. ??