John 4:16-18: “Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband, and come here.’ The woman answered him, ‘I have no husband.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You are right in saying I have no husband; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.’”
In this conversation with the woman at the well, Jesus shows his compassion and his omniscient knowledge. Jesus chose to speak with this woman knowing who she was and all that she had done. Truth, love, and grace. Jesus speaks the truth in love, offers the woman grace and then tells her about living water.
That is exactly what the Lord does with us. He speaks the truth to us about our sin through the conviction of the Holy Spirit, he offers us grace and reconciliation through his Son, and he fills us with his life-giving living water. Just like the woman at the well, we are seen, known, and loved.
How do you respond to being completely known and completely loved?