T HE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S but He wants us to confess it to Him. (1 John 1 :9 : “ If we confess our sins, He is faith fu l and ju s t to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all un righteousness.” ) When Jesus told th e woman th a t He knew all about her, she said, “ I know th a t when th e Messiah (or* Saviour) comes into th e world, He will be able to tell a ll' th ing s.” ' Then Jesus told h er (v. 26 ), “ I th a t speak unto thee, am He.” Now Jesu s can see rig h t into the h eart of every boy and g irl'tju st as He saw into the h eart of th is poor woman, and He knows all o u r ' thoughts, good and bad. He knows how hard it is for boys and girls and men and women to do right, and He w ants to help them. If we let Jesus come into our hearts, then He will give us the w ater of life th a t satisfies our th irst. He will answer our prayers. If we pray for fath er or mother, sis te r or brother, or our friends, in the name of Jesus, He will surely hear and answer. W hat do we mean by praying “in the name of Jesu s” ? If a person puts money into the bank, he cannot get it out again unless he w rites a check and signs his name to it. We cannot get anything ou t of the Bank of Heaven unless we ask for it in the name of Jesus, fo r everything be longs to Him. Our prayers are like the checks. If God, the F ath e r, sees Jesu s’ name on them , He will cash them for us. Memory Verse: “ If we ask anything, according to His will, He h eareth us.” (1 John 5:14:) Complete, thorough studies in John, by Keith L. Brooks will soon be off the press. Order this book— “The Son of God” — at once. Price 50 cents.
194 couldn’t get it? The country of Pales tine, in which Jesus lived, was very much like California. It was hot and dry and dusty in th e summer time, and people had to go a long distance to carry- w ater from the wells. Did you ever see a picture of women carrying w ater in jugs? W hat tim e was it when Jesus reached th e well? (The sixth hour, or about noon.) Where did th e disciples go? (v. 8.) Who came to the well to draw w ater? W hat did Jesus say to her? (v. 7.) W hat reply did th e woman make? (She knew th a t the man who spoke to her was a Jew, and for hundreds of years th e Jews and Sam aritans had hated each other. That made no differ ence to Jesus for He loves everybody and wants to help everybody, black and white, rich and poor, Jew or Samari tan .) Jesus said to the woman, “ If you knew who t am, you would ask m e to give you a drink of w ater, fo r I could give you w ater to d rink th a t would be ju st like a living spring.” W hat did th e woman ask, then? (v. 11, 12.) Jesu s-said , “The w ater th a t you draw from th is well doesn’t satisfy your th irst. You have to keep coming every day. But the w ater th a t I can give you will satisfy your th irsty heart, for it is th e w ater of life.” Of course, th e woman though t it would be fine to have th a t kind of w ater and not have to keep coming to th e well every day. Jesu s had to make His meaning plain to her, so He told h er to get her husband and bring him to the well also. W hat did the woman say? (v. 17.) Jesus knew all th e tim e th a t she wasn’t living w ith her husband as she should do, and th a t she was a sinner and needed a Saviour, bu t He wanted h er to confess it. Jesus knows every tim e we do wrong,
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