THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
Dear reader,
It’s sweet girl Koko writing to you.
I hope you’re excited to read my article because I am excited to write to you.
If you have not read the previous article, you should do so. My sister, Bukola, poured out her heart to you.
As you read my article, take your time because I don’t want you to miss anything.
The barrier between the Jews and the Samaritans is still felt in this modern age. Because some people think God has favorites.
The truth is; God loves us all and has called us all to a relationship with Him.
A good example is THE WOMAN AT THE WELL. John 4 vs 5–26 (NLT)
The Bible tells us in this scripture how Jesus sat beside a well in the Samaritan village of Sychar.
Eventually, he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. 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?” 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.” — John 4:5–10 (NLT)
Whenever I study this scripture, I fix my thoughts on how the woman must have felt.
Did she feel unworthy? Did she think her pot was filthy compared to that of the Jews? Did she think she was not worthy enough to give Jesus water from the well? Was she hesitant because she couldn’t believe that a Jew could ask to use the pot of an “unclean” woman?
The Bible shows how Jesus handled her hesitation and questions about God.
Jesus tops the list of being the wisest person there is. He was compassionate towards her and knew she spoke the way she did because she did not understand who God was/is.
She was expecting a physical source of water. Something like the well that Jacob dug or something that only an “elite” group of people had access to.
“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? 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?” Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again.“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.” — John 4:11–15 (NLT)
But Jesus, in His infinite wisdom, revealed who He was to her. He chose not to condemn but to save.
God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him — John 3:17 (NLT)
This is how God wants us to approach soul-winning.
We must approach with no judgment, bias, or condemnation. But with the understanding that the Gospel is salvation unto all men.
After her encounter, the Samaritan woman brought her whole village to Jesus. And they believed in Him.
Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!” When they came out to see him, they begged him to stay in their village. So he stayed for two days, long enough for many more to hear his message and believe. Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.” — John 4:39–42 (NLT)
Dear reader, I urge you to walk with courage and tell everyone about the love of Christ Jesus toward all men.
Tell them that God has called us all, not some, into a beautiful relationship with Him.
Your sister in Christ,
Koko💛
