ISAIAH 55:4 - "Leading The WAY"

"Another parable put He forth unto them saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof." (Matthew 13:31 & 32) The Parable of the Mustard Seed??? If you wanted to know how to lead someone into the Kingdom of God, it would be best to take a lesson from a Real Leader. In John 4:25, the woman said to Jesus: "I know the Messiah cometh, which is called Christ: when He is come, He will tell us all things". This she said after Jesus had spoken to her about God being a Spirit, and those that worship Him, must worship in Spirit and in Truth. The first thing we must be prepared for in our life, is Divine appointments; these are encounters that have been established by God. This is something God will make a way for; but we must be willing to step out in faith, and make the contact. As Jesus sat here at the well, it says in verse 6, that He was weary from the journey; but if you remember back in verse 4, that this journey was a must; in other words, He was called to go this way. As He sat there, along comes 'The Divine Appointment'; and Jesus makes the contact. He starts the conversation with a request: "Give me to drink"; in other words, He makes her aware that she has something to offer Him that He needs. This sets up a initial relationship in their conversation where she is attentive, because she has something to offer Him; she will naturally feel drawn towards evaluating in her heart what if anything she should do, or is obligated to do. Which leads her to consider why He is even talking to her, because Jews do not have any dealings with Samaritans. Then He takes the conversation directly into the Spiritual things: "If you knew the Gift of God, and who it was that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and He would have given thee Living Water." Now, she is really curious how He can give her, when it was she that was to give to him; which made here consider the relationship between this well, the task of drawing the water, their father Jacob, and God. So Jesus deepens the description of the Living Water, by telling her that she will never thirst again if He gives her the water He has to offer, and that she will also have everlasting life. Now she is really curious what He is talking about, and asked Him to give her this water. I really think she was asking in a sarcastic way, because she really did not realize yet her need for the Living Water. Which was soon to be taken care of, when Jesus then causes her to evaluate her spiritual relationship with God. He does this by saying: "Go, call thy husband, and come hither". Remember, that this caused her to see the sin in her life, and her need for forgiveness; which then leads her to see that Jesus really might have something to give her after all; and she declares: "Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet". She also tries to make it known that she knows a little bit about God, and what worshipping God is all about; and she reminds Jesus that her people are viewed by the Jews as not being able to truly worship God. To which Jesus gives her the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth; which leads us to where we started today: "I know the Messiah cometh, which is called Christ". She is brought to a point where she is hungry for the Truth, and proclaims that she is looking for the Messiah to come; because He is the Christ, and when the Christ will come, He will teach her all things. This Christ that she was looking for to come, was the Redeemer; this is what those in her land were waiting for, THE REDEEMER. The Jews were waiting for the Messiah to come and establish His kingdom, and to again establish the kingdom of Israel; the Samaritans were waiting for their Redeemer to come and to establish them. For the Samaritan people, the kingdom of Israel being established again would just mean more oppression to them; they were looking for the Christ to come and to Save The World, which included them!!! When Jesus then proclaimed in verse 26: "I that speak unto thee am HE."; she was converted in that instant. I remember the day I accepted the Lord in my heart; it was just like that. First the preacher had gotten my attention as to what my heart wanted to really know about the Truth; and then he sprung the Light on, and declared that Jesus was the Truth; WOW, did my life change. And so did this women at the well; she immediately left her water pot and ran into her city, to tell all those there that she has just meet the Christ. In verse 28-30; "The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that I ever did: Is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto Him." 'A Little Seed Can Go A Long Way In The Kingdom Of God!!!'