A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                        IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY PART IV

 

"I, a Samaritan woman, live in Sychar in Samaria.... I had gone to the well to draw water.... I got there by 12 midday.... It was hot... I was not expecting there to be anyone else... But there was.... A Jewish man sat there.... He looked tired... And he looked thirsty.... I ignored him.... After all, he is a Jewish man.... And I am a Samaritan woman.... He is not supposed to speak to me.... But he did.... He asked me for a drink... I was shocked to hear him speak to me... It must have been because he was thirsty.... I am thirsty too, of course.... That is why I have come to the well...Drawing water is very had work....I wish I did not have to come here every day.... Especially, because I have to come here at 12 midday.... The hottest time of the day.... I expected the man to leave after I had given him some water.... But he did not... He stayed on... Moreover, he said more things to me... And what he said to me next was unbelievable.... He was talking about living water... I did not know what he meant with these words... But they sounded so inviting... Could they possibly be true?".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Jesus offers the woman "living water."... 

               ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; NEW TESTAMENT STORIES

                                        IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY PART IV

It seems Jesus does not care that the person at the well is a woman, and that He is not supposed to talk to her. Neither does He seem to care that she is a Samaritan woman and is, therefore, considered unclean, for not only does He ask her for water, He continues His conversation with her as you can read in John 4:10

"If you knew the gift of God and Who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water."

By talking about water Jesus has the woman listening to Him. After all, the reason she has come to the well is to draw water. But that water supply will run out, and she will need to come back the next day for another supply of water, and the day after, and the day after.... This time He turns the invitation around. for this time He does not ask the woman for water. No, He invites her to receive water from Him. However, it is a very special kind of water, it is called "living water."