Today's Passage - John 4:15-18

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english John 4:15-18   The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water."  He told her, "Go, call your husband and come back."  "I have no husband," she replied.  Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true."   When the woman heard that Jesus Christ could give her living water, her heart was filled with thirst.  She said to the Lord: "Lord, please give me this living water!"  Jesus, however, clearly knew that there was hindrance in her life, which is her sin, something deep inside her that she didn't want to acknowledge, or even recognize that it was a sin.  When Jesus asked her to call her husband, she wanted to deny that she had one, for she just wanted to be blessed by the living water.  In all these years, she was pursuing happiness in vain, and now she just wanted to receive an abundant life from God.   We are often like this woman; we also want to receive abundant life from God, but we forget that we need to first confront our sin.  We cannot receive God's grace when we ask because we have not dealt with the sins in our life.  If sin is still ruling our life, then God's grace cannot come upon us.  Let us honestly face ourselves and honestly face the problem of sin in our life.   Jesus also clearly pointed out: "you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband."  Apparently this woman kept on failing and stumbling in this matter.  This reminds me of the prevalence of pornography in mass media and internet in our generation.  It causes many people to fall into sin and constantly think about committing adultery.  We need to ask God to forgive us like how he forgave this woman.  We need to once again bring all things before God, let God shine His light upon us.  Let us see our own darkness and sin, so that we would acknowledge our sin and allow God's grace come upon us.        Pray with Pastor Tong           Lord, please forgive the sins deep inside our heart, especially with the impact that pornography on internet had on us.  We have sinned again you and against people.  May the Lord's precious blood cover us, and once again may you give us your grace.  I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!