12/05/2026
⛪FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH IN NIGERIA⛪
🌴GRACE FOR LIVING DEVOTIONAL🌴
⏳TUESDAY MAY 12, 2026
🎯TOPIC: WOMAN, NOT GOD'S AFTERTHOUGHT
📖BIBLE READING: GENESIS 1:27-28; JOHN 4:7-19, 26
GENESIS 1:27-28
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
JOHN 4:7-19
7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
JOHN 4:26
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
🗝️KEY VERSE:
“God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them.”(Genesis 1:27)
✝️MEDITATION:
In a world that often diminishes and dismisses women, God’s love offers a radical contrast. From the beginning, God created male and female in His image—neither superior nor inferior.
Both were made to complement each other.
John 4:27 reveals a striking truth: Jesus not only acknowledged women, but He honoured them. In a culture that silenced women, He listened. Where they were shamed, He gave them dignity and purpose.
Before Jesus came, women were often treated as property—ignored and voiceless. In John 4:7–26, He engaged with a Samaritan woman—a social outcast—and offered her living water and a divine mission. He saw not her past, but her potential.
In John 8:3–11, when religious leaders brought a woman caught in adultery—but not her partner—Jesus refused to condemn her. Instead, He extended mercy, proving that a woman’s worth is defined not by societal judgment but by God’s grace.
Women are not an afterthought. Whether made to feel invisible or broken, Jesus sees, loves, and calls them His own.
Their worth lies not in roles or achievements, but in God's original mandate: “And God blessed them... be fruitful, and multiply and have dominion” (Genesis 1:28)
Jesus died for all—male and female. The Gospel values and treats both equally.
Has there been a time you disdained a woman—or, as a woman, felt less than God sees you?
🙏PRAYER:
Father Lord, break every lie in our society and faith community that places lesser value on women or redefines their worth before you, our loving and impartial God.
📜BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Kings 6-8; John 4:31-54
