DANIEL 180: THE FIRST STATEMENT AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION:

This is what my Redeemer said in the Greek language of the day.

λέγει [a]αὐτῇ Ἰησοῦς· Γύναι, τί κλαίεις; τίνα ζητεῖς; ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστιν λέγει αὐτῷ· Κύριε, εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν, εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν, κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ. John 20/15

He asked her, "Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?" John 20:15

Then I realized He said this same thing to the Samaritan woman at the well in the 4th chapter of His Scrolls that His friend John wrote.

The Samaritan woman at the well was crying when she met my Redeemer but her tears were different. She had tears of bitterness, abuse, strife, sarcasm, regret, anger, frustration etc.. However her tears were draining inward crystallizing and hardening her heart into a Pillar of Salt.

This Samaritan Woman did not recognize my Redeemer at first.

My Redeemer: "Can you spare a drink of water for a traveler?

SW: "Why? You are a Jew and Your people are not supposed to have anything to do with us."

My Redeemer: "if you knew who I am you would ask Me for Living Water and I would give it to you! With My Water you will never thirst again."

SW: Sarcastically she said, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water."

My Redeemer: "Go, call your husband and come back."

SW: "I have no husband,"

My Redeemer: "You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true."

My Redeemer went on to say His living water has the power to get rid of the tears of bitterness, abuse, strife, sarcasm, regret, anger etc..

The conversation went on and then she realized like Mary did that the one speaking to her was her Redeemer. For He was the promised Redeemer spoken of by the Ancient Prophets.

Then I realized this woman has woken up every day since she could remember in an abusive relationship willing to let others define her value. Her tears of bitterness were making her a Pillar of Salt just like Lot's wife in Genesis.

She was frozen in a crystallized body of Anxiety and Regret.

I remember reading in the Ancient Bedouin Scrolls found in Qumran by the Dead Sea that my Redeemer actually went out if His way and changed His path to meet this Samaritan Woman.

This had me thinking that maybe in a round about way my Redeemer was still bummed out that Lot's Wife didn't listen to Him when He said, "don't look back!"

Maybe He wanted to prevent the same thing from happening with the Samaritan Woman at Jacob's Well.

Then all of the sudden I realized that when I look back and remember all of the strife, anger etc.. I too will become a Pillar of Salt. I Must look ahead at all times!

The Samaritan Woman's story ends better then the wife of Lot. This Samaritan Woman went from used and abused in bitter relationship after relationship to tears of Joy and Laughter.

This same Samaritan woman was instrumental in planting the first Church and Hospital in Samaria.

My Redeemer takes the used, abused and rejected people of this world and turns them into the incredible Leaders of tomorrow!!

Now I realize that when I am distraught He calls me by my name for He personally made me and fashioned me in my mother's womb. Psalm 139

I also realize He keeps track of all my sorrows and collects all of my tears in a bottle so the tears of bitterness and strife don't crystallize and turn me into a Pillar of Salt. Psalm 56:8!

Now I realize My Redeemer is the one I look to.

My Redeemer knew my name way before I knew His!

I Must Embrace this Truth and give it away to someone new everyday for the rest of this life.

RP