Gospel Reflections #77: Jesus does not come to us to point out our blemishes, but to relate

John 4:7 "When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?”"

At that time, Jews did not associate with Samaritans. Jews regarded Samaritans as ceremonially unclean.

Knowing this situation, Jesus approached the Samaritan woman. In order to heal the woman, Jesus himself broke the Jewish law and approached her. God is not prejudiced against us. We are all sinners the same. There are no good sinners or bad sinners.

Also, God does not look at us by the rules and common sense of this world, but by the common sense of God's love. Jesus comes to us. Not because of anything we have done, not because of any great achievement we have made. He comes to us just to love us. And Jesus does not come to us to point out our blemishes, but to relate.

God's way is to catch the deepest cry of our hearts, and He comes to us and tries to relate. When we are touched by His love, we will gladly accept that involvement.

When we are touched by God's love, we will gladly accept it, because we will realize that it is genuine and authentic love. God is the one who prepares everything!

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This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, a devoted student of the Bible who passionately embraces the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on the Gospels as a way to reach out to others and spread the message of Jesus. We're sharing her message here so that you too can experience the joy that comes from the Gospel that has filled her heart.