For Therein Is the Righteousness of God Revealed - Part 1417

And Jesus said unto them, "I am the bread of life: he that comes to Me shall never hunger; and he that believes on Me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)

When one hears Jesus, and truly believes Him to be the Christ, the Saviour of the world, then the people will gladly receive the Word. We see this when Jesus traveled through Samaria, coming to a city called Sychar -- near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. There came a woman to draw water. Jesus said unto her, "Give Me to drink."

As we know from the conversation, the woman's heart changed. What did Jesus say to change her heart? 

Jesus said, "If thou knew the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, "Give Me to drink; thou would have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water." (John 4:10)

Jesus said, "Whosoever drinks of this water shall thirst again" referring to the water from the well, "But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:13-14)

Jesus said, "Woman, believe Me, the hour comes when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour comes and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth; for the Father seeks such to worship Him. God is a Spirit, and they that worship must worship [Him] in Spirit and in truth." (John 4:21-24)

Jesus said, "I that speak unto thee am He." (John 4:26) 

And this was sufficient for the woman to know that the promised Messias had come, which is called Christ, who will tell all things when He comes. In other words, this revelation of understanding who Jesus is was sufficient for her to leave her water pot, and go back to the city and say to the men, "Come see a man which told me all things that I ever did; is not this the Christ?" (John 4:1-41)

Is this not the Christ, which was prophesied to come forth as a son and bring salvation to a people who were not His people? (Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:21-23) The mystery that was in the bosom of the Father from the very beginning. 

"Now to Him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, but is now made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith; to God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever, amen." (Romans 16:26-27)

What was the revelation that sent the woman at the well running to proclaim Jesus, having forgotten her water pots as she did? She understood that this Christ, the promised Messiah that stood before her was the mystery which was kept secret since the world began, and was now made manifest.

How? By the scriptures of the prophets. "Which He had promised afore by His prophets in the holy scriptures." (Romans 1:2) The Word made flesh. (John 1:1-18) God manifest in the flesh. (I Timothy 3:16) The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man. (Isaiah 42:13)

She recognized Him from when Almighty God had afore said, "I the Lord, the first, and the last; I am He." (Isaiah 41:4) 

The woman at the well saw the Lord's salvation. Just like Simeon who was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy ghost was upon him, "and it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ .... for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people. A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel." (Luke 2:25-32) 

Indeed, "the Lord hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God." (Isaiah 52:10)

Paul summarizes the mystery wherein the righteousness of God revealed in the third chapter of Ephesians.

"For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward, how that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery, (as I wrote afore in few words, whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs ... and to make all [men] see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ -- to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which [He] purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Ephesians 3:1-11)

Not another gospel, but THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, King of kings and Lord of lords, Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the ending. (Revelation 1:8, 11) 

God manifest in the flesh so that we could have life in Him more abundantly -- which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God -- who created all things by Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 3:9)

God in Christ. God our Saviour. And His name is Jesus, for He has made us who sometimes were far off night by the blood of Christ. He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition so that through Him we both have access by ONE SPIRIT unto the Father. (Ephesians 2:13-18)

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared. (Titus 3:4-7)

Don't let anyone tell you that the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things does not matter -- for the grace of God that brings salvation hath appeared to all men. (Titus 2:10-11) Indeed, we need to "adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things." 

Stand in the offering plate with Jesus today.