Our Perfect Guide

Scripture – John 4:1-6: The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John, although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. When the Lord learned of this, he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) For all the gospels reveal about who Jesus is and the things He did, we get surprisingly few glimpses into His personal life. Here, for example, Jesus was tired. We hardly ever see anything like that. The human form and nature He took on for us was not a costume. He became a human being – experiencing life as we do. When I get tired and need to sit down for a few minutes, He knows what that’s like. That’s something I easily take for granted. God, in Christ, really did live on this earth as a man. There is no experience of life I have that is foreign to Him. That’s another aspect of God’s amazing work. He’s not sitting way off somewhere, removed from human existence. He’s fully in touch with our lives. So, indeed, I can bring anything to Him, knowing He understands.

Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) I will pay closer attention to the personal glimpses of Jesus John records for us. I will live with an awareness that He has walked in the same steps I take today.

Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Lord, walk with me today. I trust you as my perfect guide because you have walked here before. I’m sorry for the times I think you don’t understand. Set me free today to live fully for you as I live with you.