| Jesus Delights In You Drawing From Him |
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When
people make demands on you or keep depending on you, you may end up
stressed, tired and irritable. But this is not the case with Jesus. When
people draw from Him, He is strengthened and refreshed!
Jesus
is, after all, God. And you honor God when you take your place as man
and let God be God by drawing from Him. The One who said, “I did not
come to be served, but to serve,” (Matthew 20:28) loves it when you
allow Him to minister to you.
The
Bible tells us that when Jesus arrived at Sychar, He was wearied from
the journey and rested at a well. A sinful Samaritan woman then came to
the well to draw water. Jesus ministered to her and she left rejoicing
with the promise of living water. The disciples, having returned with
food for Jesus, found Him already strengthened and refreshed. When they
wondered who had given Him food while they were away, He told them, “I
have food to eat of which you do not know.” (John 4:1–42)
Today, when you draw from Jesus and let Him minister to you, it is “food” for Him that “refreshes” and “strengthens” Him.
But
it takes humility for us to allow Jesus to minister to us. We take
pride in doing things for the Lord. We want to build our businesses,
families and ministries for Him. All that is good, but without Jesus, we
are spiritually bankrupt! We really have nothing to give to the Lord
and His work. What we need to do first is to receive from Him because
when we freely receive from Him, we are able to freely give. (Matthew
10:8)
My friend, Jesus wants to
minister to you. Don’t try to minister to yourself. That is pride and
self-righteousness. The Pharisees of Jesus’ day, who felt that they did
not need Him and that they could provide for themselves, were the ones
who could not receive from Him. So bring to Him your needs and say,
“Lord, I need to draw from You. I present my needs to You. Minister to
me and meet my needs. I cannot, but You can. Thank you, Lord.”
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