Daily Wisdom

“Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.” Jn 4:7

Would the women at the well be worth your worry?

The cultural norm is always prevalent for any society. And this woman (1) was a Samaritan, a member of the hated mixed race, (2) was known to be living in sin, and (3) was in a public place.

While Jesus was greatly wearied by His journey, He was still worried about this women’s well-being.

Obviously poor in provisions, like Jesus Himself, she had no servant to fetch her water.

And yet amidst His circumstances Jesus offered comfort to one who experienced little in her own.

She wasn’t looking for a man, she’d already been down that aisle five times.

Her need appeared to be to quench her thirst. But her true need was not physical, and Jesus knew it.

When Jesus asked her for a drink, she knew by their culture it was an open invitation for conversation.

Causing her to push back reminding Jesus of their differences.

She had made decisions to settle for less in life with temporal satisfactions, but Jesus offered her more.

The truth is, we must let go of one to embrace the other.  If we’re constantly looking to satisfy the flesh our spiritual lives languish (Rom 8:6)

Being near the water doesn’t count. Going to church, carrying the bible and listening to Christian music. While well and good, they’re not the same as drinking the water… (Jn 4:14 “But whosever drinks…”)

Notice Jesus never gives us her name. There are so many details to her story – the lengthy conversation with Jesus, five husbands, the discarded water jar (her original intent), her name is hardly necessary.

You can almost smell the dust in her hair and the sweat of her body as she approaches the well.

We can envision the toll those marriages must have taken on her body and feel the quenching of her soul as she encounters Jesus.

I think her name is not given because Jesus knows each of use can easily inscribe our name in her story!

Be thankful you were worth talking to in your moment at the well.

Again, the question was: would she be worth you having a conversation with?

HSAY… Todd