A Congregation of One

A Congregation of One

But He needed to go through Samaria…A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

John 4:4&7

God is the God of the individual. He revealed Himself to Adam at the very dawn of human history. The list of individuals to whom Christ revealed Himself, in His pre-incarnate form is long and illustrious.  Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Daniel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah all received the Personal Ministry of Jesus Christ Himself.  He appeared to minister to the lowly, and did not distance Himself from them because of their low estate. Hagar was a slave, without a hope, yet Christ ministered to her. During the days of His Incarnation, Christ sought out, and ministered to congregations of one on many occasions. These include the Maniac of Gadara, Zacchaeus, and now, the woman at the well. This is the logical follow-on of the text we began to consider yesterday. According to yesterday’s text, ‘But He needed to go through Samaria.’ This means that the Sovereign Plan of God compelled Christ to go specifically to this place, to minister to this woman, at this time of her life. Christ was doing for her what He has done for countless others, that is, to single her out and to minister to her personally. It is a great comfort and encouragement to consider that Christ will seek us out as individuals to minister to us as a congregation of one. Let us rejoice today in this very Personal Savior Who condescends to us who are of low estate. He ministers to congregations of one.  We are, as individuals, such a congregation.

Our most Gracious and Kind Savior,
we praise You that You minister to us as individuals.
We rejoice that You meet with us face to face,
to show us Your way and to show us Your Glory.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning