Scripture – John 4:19-26

19 The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”

Prayer Focus: There is a longer theological debate about how many husbands this woman has, so we’ll skip those verses for the purpose of a daily devotion. What we do read today continues that debate about the appropriate time, place, and form of worship. For all the disparaging comments this woman has received throughout the centuries, I hope we can all agree that she’s a theologian who can debate fine points of history and God’s word with Jesus (far better than any of the men in John’s Gospel!). It all leads up to a statement of hopeful expectation: “I know the Messiah is coming.” Do you have that expectation that you’ll meet Jesus today? Do you expect that God’s transforming work will happen in your life and in the world today? Pray for that sense of expectation today.

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