What if the greatest invitation of your life slipped right past you—because you didn’t know who was talking?
That almost happened to the woman in today’s story.
Our scripture is John 4:10.
“If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink…”
Those two little words—if you—carry the weight of missed opportunities and unopened doors.
The woman at the well didn’t know. She saw a tired traveler, not the Savior of the world. She came for water, not for living water. But Jesus offered her more than she imagined. He always does.
If you knew who was speaking to you in the quiet moments…
If you knew the depth of His love when guilt whispers too loudly…
If you knew the power of His presence when you feel forgotten…
You’d ask. And He’d give.
How many times have we walked past grace and called it coincidence? How many prayers have gone unspoken because we didn’t know who was standing right beside us?
If knowing changes everything, then maybe the first step is simply to stop, listen, and ask: “Lord, what are You saying to me today?”
I’m Lonnie Davis and these are thoughts worth thinking.