Come to the Well

In John Chapter 4, there is a wonderful story about Jesus and the Samaritan woman. It's a very common passage of scripture, but recently God really opened my eyes in this story. I love how the Word of God is powerful and alive and new things are spoken to human hearts with each reading.

At the beginning of the chapter, Jesus goes to the well at Sychar that was called Jacob's well. He stops there where the Samaritan woman is drawing water, and He asks her for a drink.

The woman is astounded because she is a Samaritan, and Jews did not talk to associate with Samaritans.

...A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, Give Me a drink. For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman? For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

Jesus answered and said to her, 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.

The woman said to Him, Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock? (John 4:7-12 NKJV)...


The woman's response is a typical human response.
"This is how we've always done things and it's not possible for things to get any better. My family has always done things this way."

She obviously was not grasping the fact that Jesus was using something physical to show her a spiritual concept. But nonetheless, her response also is so typical for the spiritual darkness people remain in, because they do not feel real joy is possible, anymore.

I absolutely love Jesus' response because it is truly what the Spirit of God whispered to me when I was stuck in a dark pit, and needed a new life. I had tried so many things to satisfy me, and still felt so empty.

...Jesus answered and said to her, Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:13, 14 NKJV)...

Essentially, "Well, if you want the SAME results you've always had, keep seeking your hope and satisfaction in the SAME place. But if you're ready to finally be satisfied and have that hunger quenched...Come to me! You drink of this water I give- and you will not be thirsty again. In fact, this water will well up into a fountain that springs up into everlasting life!"

I remember having my thirst quenched, finally. I remember knowing the peace of God in my heart when I surrendered to Jesus, and finally stopped fighting against Him. I have never thirsted again.

The cool thing about a fountain, is it shoots up for all to see. When we are made new with living water, there's no way others can miss the fountain that springs up. It can lead others to eternal life. It can cause others to realize how weary they are at attempting to settle peace on their own terms, and help them to surrender to the only One who can give true life and peace.

If you're thirsty, come to the well today. If you're weary, come to the well today. It's free for all. Because we were never meant to fight through this life in our strength and hope for good outcomes. We were meant to walk in true satisfaction, and abundant life; Hand in hand with our Creator, through the blood of Jesus. We were meant to know true joy in the hands of the Father. It is real, and it is true, and it's still available today. Come and be satisfied.