I'm sure you've heard the story of the woman at the well. A Samaritan woman comes to the well at noon day so she wont bump into a lot of people. Very few people came to the well at noon day because it was so hot. This woman was ashamed of who she was. She was ashamed of how she lived. She even said Jesus how can you talk to me I am a Samaritan? She didn't need to "confess" her sins to Jesus because He already knew them. However, she didn't deny them either. She respected Jesus and she listened to what He had to say. Why? Because she was broken. She was probably like most of us at the end of our rope having gone from one relationship to another feeling bruised broken and hopeless. Is there any man out there worthy of our love? WHY DO WE FEEL SO EMPTY?
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Have you ever questioned if your pot is so broken that no matter how many times you get filled... spiritually... you still feel like you just leak out? Perhaps we need to let go of our broken pots. Did you notice in verse 28 it says the woman left her water jug beside the well and ran to tell the people of the Messiah? That is what we need to do. We need to let go of the things in our life we are trying to fill... we need to just focus on how AMAZING Jesus' love is! So what do you think girls? Are you ready to leave your brokenness at the alter? Focus on Jesus and the plans He has for your life? THEN you will be filled!
John 4
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Jesus knew the Pharisees had heard that he was baptizing and making more disciples than John
2 (though Jesus himself didn’t baptize them—his disciples did).
3 So he left Judea and returned to Galilee.
4 He had to go through Samaria on the way. 5 Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. 7 Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” 8 He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.
9 The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
11 “But sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? 12 And besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his animals enjoyed?”
13 Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. 14 But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”
15 “Please, sir,” the woman said, “give me this water! Then I’ll never be thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to get water.”
16 “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her.
17 “I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied.
Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband—18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!”
19 “Sir,” the woman said, “you must be a prophet. 20 So tell me, why is it that you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only place of worship, while we Samaritans claim it is here at Mount Gerizim, where our ancestors worshiped?”
21 Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. 23 But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. 24 For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
25 The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus told her, “I Am the Messiah!"
27 Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked to find him talking to a woman, but none of them had the nerve to ask, “What do you want with her?” or “Why are you talking to her?” 28 The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, 29 “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?” 30 So the people came streaming from the village to see him.
If any of you have ever traveled on the highway you realize how dangerous a deer can be. They are "everywhere" and at "any" moment can leap out in front of you. My brother on the way up prayed a prayer that God would protect us from any deer. On the way back sure enough there was a deer standing right on the highway, just standing and looking at us. It seemed confident and secure and didn't seem to fear us much at all. My dad blasted it's horn and finally it lept off to safety. Deer belong away from people where they can be safe and live long healthy lives. This reminded me of the scripture that says that God will protect us and He'll keep our hinds feet in high places. We can't always be secure or confident around others who might harm us. However, we can remember that God promises to protect us. He will lead us into safety even if it's not for a while. Bad things might happen to us but God will always provide a place of rest and safety when we need it. If we pray and open up to Him he will take pleasure in that and answer our prayers. God loves when we come to Him even when we are afraid and broken. He will heal us and give us hope and courage. Remember where you stand with God today. Keep confident in secure in His mercy, grace, and unconditional love.
