This woman tried religion, but it couldn\u2019t help her. She tried doctors, but they couldn\u2019t cure her. And the people around her thought her problem would never be solved. Even she did! But not Jesus. His promise is: \u2018Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will\u2026 relieve and refresh your souls.\u2019<\/i> (Matthew\u00a011:28\u00a0AMPC) <\/p>\n
What a relief; you can give your burden to Jesus. No matter how hard life seems, relief is just a prayer away. Regardless of the obstacles standing in your way, reach out to Jesus. You may have an out-of-wedlock infant cradled in your arms, but keep pressing towards Him. You may have been abused and molested and have never been able to tell anyone, but don\u2019t stop reaching out for Him. You don\u2019t have to tell everyone your whole past. Just know that Jesus is calling you. He knows your past, but He is calling you anyway. He doesn\u2019t see you as you are<\/i> but as you will be<\/i> when His grace has wrought a work in your life. <\/p>\n
The Samaritan woman at the well was an outcast because of her immoral life, but she was chosen to tell many more people about Jesus (see\u00a0John\u00a04:39). Matthew, who wrote the first book of the New Testament, was a despised tax collector working for the Romans when he met Jesus. But Jesus doesn\u2019t examine your past in order to decide what He will do with your future. Saul of Tarsus, the murderer of Christians, became Paul the Apostle, author of half the New Testament. <\/p>\n
The good news is, when Jesus saves you, you no longer have a past. You only have a future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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