Where do people Hang Out in your community? Some Hang Outs are: the mall, beach, kitchen, basketball courts, church, bars ect..
Who do we Hang Out with? Are they going in the same direction as us? Do they Encourage us and Help us Plan for Success? Do we Encourage them?
It sounds a little selfish but unless we are Determined and Focused we will get Sidetracked and Derailed by the Influence of the Enemy.
This is not selfish this is smart!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
In Bible times people would Hang Out at the local Well. It was a place where everyone had to go to get their water supplies.
The Well was the Source of Life for Communities to Survive and Prosper.
The Well was also a place where there were Community Organizers conjuring up plans to Overtake and Overthrow.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
In Genesis 33, Jacob purchased Land from Shechem's dad in Shechem. It was in this place Jacob built a Well.
The daughter of Jacob was Dinah.
Dinah probably heard love stories about the Well and how the Well was a place where life changing opportunities came about.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Dinah's grandfather met Rebecca at a well. Her dad met Rachael at a well. And now Dinah meets a young "Prince Charming" from Shechem at a well.
Dinah was going to a Party one night in Shechem. She was there to hang out with the girls of Shechem. She probably made some friends when going to the Well each day.
The people from Shechem were Canaanites and had a different set of values then Jacob's family.
They worshiped Ishtar (sex goddess) and Molech (god of death) and did not believe in RESPECT for WOMEN.
In fact this was one of the first "Wars on Women."
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
The Prince of Shechum noticed Dinah at the party and began to "pick up" on her. He probably told her how beautiful and attractive she was.
Unfortunately "Prince Charming" had a plan and Dinah did not.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLAN!
(If this happens then this. If my friends take off then I'm going to do this. If my friends are drunk then I'm not getting in the car. ect..)
By the way, what happened to Dinah's friends? Where did they go?
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Prince Charming seduced Dinah and raped her. Afterward he said he loved her and wanted to marry her.
(Lucifer always has a twisted way of justifying inhumane action).
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
The fall out from this was very significant. Dinah's brothers ended up murdering a lot of people including Prince Charming and his dad.
All of the other nations heard about it and Jacob feared retaliation was coming.
It all began at the Well then slowly one compromise after another turns into a disaster.
Here is a young woman seeking Happiness and it turns into shame, murder, regret and ultimately isolation.
A lot of things in life don't seem fair. She was just searching for happiness but she became a Victim of the Enemy.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
A few years later there was another Woman at this same well in John 4.
Some Bible Scholars believe she was a relative of Dinah and possibly her offspring from the rape many years earlier.
God has a way of turning Tragedy into Victory!
Jesus knew this woman was searching for that special man in her life. She was married several times and kick out to the street.
She was now living with a guy.
She finally gave up on the Hope of the Well and just survived day to day.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Little did she know that when she came to the Well on this day the Creator of the Universe was going to be there.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
Jesus told His disciples he had some unfinished business to take care of.
Jesus was Determined to turn this Samaritan Woman's Life around and turn the Tragedy of years earlier into one of the Biggest Turnaround Stories ever.
(Jesus feels the same about us you know? He changes His schedule to meet your needs if you let Him).
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Jesus came to the Well to undo the wrong and the fallout of the Shechem situation.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
It was hard for her to let her guard down when she has been burnt so many times.
For 2000 years the story was the same. Women would come to the Well to Find True Happiness but unfortunately many woman left Disappointed, Confused and Abused.
Ishtar and Molech known as Lucifer declared:
THE WAR ON WOMEN!
In Dinah's situation her story turns into shame, murder, regret and ultimately isolation.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
Dinah had all the dreams of a Romantic Novel and the Samaritan Woman had all the Regrets of her past decisions.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
Dinah's dreams were snatched away by a spoiled Prince Charming or Lucifer the Enemy.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
The Samaritan Woman's Dreams were made a Reality by the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
Diana was never heard of again until Now!
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
The Samaritan Woman led a Huge Revival 20 years later and was one of the early Leaders in the Foundation of the Early Church.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Why did Diana's situation turn out so bad and the Prostitute's situation so good?
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
Who knows why Tragedies happen but we do know we serve a God who Turns Tragedies into Blessings. Romans 8:28
The Samaritan Woman was at The Well reaching out for something more then man made things were abel to provide.
She was seeking to fill the Empty Well in her own life.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
Jesus provided the break she needed. Jesus knew the moment had come for her to make a decision. (This is also our moment of Decision)
Jesus wanted to be there for her Decision.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
His disciples didn't understand why they were taking the long way to town.
Jesus planned this meeting in before time began. He knew He would have to connect the two events to Provide a National Revival and WIn The War On Women!
He came to earth as a Human to Rescue all the Women that come to the Well and get promised False Hope by the enemy.
Jesus said, "if you knew who I am you would have asked me for a drink and I would have given you Living Water."
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Friends, Jesus is our Well who gives us Living Water so we will never thirst again.
Satan declared, "A War on Women" with the Shechem Well.
Jesus declared, "Victory for Women" at the same Well 1000's of years later.
THE STORY ISN'T OVER!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
The "War on Women" is filled with false promises and government mandates promised by the False Prince of Peace.
The End is Destruction and Desperation.
The "Victory for Women" is filled with Joy knowing the True Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, is our Well of Living Water!
The "Victory for Women" is when their children "rise up and call Her Blessed."
Proverbs 31
The Victory for Dinah came later and was when God turned a Tragedy into a Great National Revival with Dinah's great, great, great ect.. grand daughter.
God turned a Tragedy and The War on Women into a Victory For all Women at the Well of Living Water.
Jesus Liberated Women!
Jesus Won the "War on Women!"
YOUR STORY ISN'T OVER EITHER!
REAL PEOPLE, REAL LIFE, REAL DECISIONS!
Just Go! Leave Everything Behind!!
Rick
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