Beloved : The Outsider - John 4:5-26

All of us are outsiders to God. We do not follow him as well as we should. We do not live as he calls us to. We are outsiders in many ways, to God's love and his calling to live as his people. We walk in the darkness of sin, do what we please, but we also crave something more. Jesus loves even the outsider. He loves the Samaritan woman, though she is undeserving of his love. He takes time to talk with her, to care for her, to love her, and to tell her who he is. Jesus shows love to the outsider, by welcoming them into his presence, and into his kingdom (his rule and reign). As he did for the Samaritan woman, he does for you and I. We are outsiders, but his kingdom is for the outsider. We are all outsiders welcomed into the kingdom of God, by Jesus, through his love, called to welcome others into his presence and kingdom.