<TITLE>18. Par 72-76</TITLE>L-72 Now, the Father had sent Him up here to Samaria, to the Samaritans to give them the witness of Messiah. The Jews had received it. Some of them, most of them turned Him down, ninety percent of them ninety-nine percent. Yeah, more than that turned Him down. But when He showed them Who He was, then He had to show Samaria Who He was--Who He was.
And this woman said to Him; she said, "The well's deep, and You have nothing to draw with."
He said, "The water that I give is Life, bubbling up." What was He doing? Contacting her spirit.
They got talking about where to worship, at Jerusalem, and she said, "Our father, Jacob..." Now, the Samaritan woman called Jacob her father. That was the well he gave Joseph, of course. He drank from it, and gave to his children, and so forth. "And You say this water You've got's greater than that?" and so forth, talking.
Then after while Jesus found her trouble. You know what it was. He said, "Go, get your husband and come here."
She said, "I have no husband."
He said, "You've told the truth, for you've had five. And the one you're living with now is not your husband."

L-73 Now, watch. Now, the Pharisees saw Him do that, them great scholars that day, and they said, "This man's Beelzebub, a fortuneteller." And anybody knows that fortunetelling's of the devil. It's a perverted spirit.
And Jesus said, "You speak a word against Me, I'll forgive you. But someday the Holy Ghost is coming to do that, and one word against It will never be forgiven." See, the sacrifice wasn't made then. It is now.

L-74 Watch this woman. He said, "Go, get your husband and come here."
She said, "I have no husband."
He said, "You have said well. You've had five. And the one you're living with now is not your husband."
Watch her. Brethren, she knowed more about God than half the preachers in the United States: in that condition. Now, isn't that true?
She said, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet." The rest of them said, "Beelzebub." And she said, "I perceive that You're a prophet. We know that when Messiah cometh, that'll be what He will do." Oh, my. They had better teaching. That woman, in that--that condition saw it quickly.

L-75 What was it? One of those seeds of life, ordained before the foundation of the world. And no matter how religious... What I was trying to tell you last night. There'll be so many condemned that thinks that they're holy and pious. "No man could come except My Father draws him. And all the Father's given Me will come to Me." And as soon as that light flashed across that little predestinated seed there, it come to life quickly.
All the rest of them was all Scriptured up and taught this, that, and the other. But she knew. She said, "Sir, I know when Messiah cometh, He will tell us these things."
He said, "I'm He that speaks with you."
Into the city she went. She needed nothing else. She run into the city and said, "Come see a Man Who told me the things I've done. Isn't this the very Messiah." And the Bible said that the people of the city believed on Jesus because of the woman's testimony. They knowed that would be the Messiah. If that was Him yesterday, it'll have to be Him today. Is that right?

L-76 Now, remember. When God makes a decision, He can't change it. That's the way He identified Himself every time. That's the way He identified Himself to the Jews. That's the way He identified Himself to the Samaritans. Now, we Gentiles... Not one time in the Scripture was that ever done to a Gentile. No sir. Why? They wasn't looking for no Messiah.
We had a club on our back and worshipping a idol in those days, we Anglo-Saxon. But notice, Jesus prophesied that the Holy Ghost would come and do the same. Now, in closing, I'd like to say this. As Abraham... And we, being in Christ, take on Abraham's seed. Now, don't miss it.


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