He's Here

Remember the story of the woman at the well? Jesus goes to a town that others passed by, and he sits by a well of water and strikes up a conversation with a lady of the world – an adulterer.  He asks her questions, she answers.  She asks him questions, he answers.

This conversation goes on, with Jesus even speaking amazing truth about the woman that she had not told him.  She even offered up a bit of insight about herself, stating that she was waiting on the Messiah to come explain everything.  She and Jesus had a long conversation, and then he declared, “I, the one speaking to you – I am he.”

What this story says to me is that Jesus shows up in our everyday life where we live, even if it’s in the mundane duty of drawing water from a well.  He strikes up a conversation with us and even speaks awesome truth into our hearts, but we’re so busy looking for what we “think” to be the answer, we never realize His voice, His presence, and His identity.

Jesus, help me to become aware of your presence and listen to your voice as you speak, instead of waiting and looking for another…