Jesus told the Samaritan woman, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water" (John 4:10, NKJV).

It is convenient for others to teach that we reject or refuse God, simply because of our so-called freedom of choice. Of course, we could choose to reject Him. But we could make that erroneous choice, if we have an erroneous concept of God.

In other words, if we are ignorant of God’s Goodness and fail to grasp His Divine Splendor, then we would not find Him attractive and pleasurable. There is a greater tendency for us to find this material world more appealing, for we could easily perceive it by our physical senses.

But God is Spirit. His Excellence could not be fully perceived by ordinary human beings.

However, if He bestowed us His grace and enable us – healing us of spiritual blindness -- to have a glimpse of His Divine Beauty, we will surely draw near to Him and follow Him – not because we are forced, but because we are attracted. For we’ll realize not only His Supreme Worth, but also our great need for Him!

When Jesus asked His disciples, “Do you also want to go away?" consider the answer of Peter, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:67-68).

Would you choose to reject or refuse God, if you really know Him and what He offers? Would you not ask to have Him instead?