John 4:1-26 - Jesus Talks to a Woman at the Well

It is interesting to note who Jesus had a conversation with in this passage. I did not realize the significance behind it until I read the commentary in my bible. Jesus is a Jew, this woman was a Samaritan. Jesus could have taken a longer route to his destination and avoided the Samaritans but chose to cut through Samaria. In itself, that was a display of love as the Jews and Samaritans had this grudge match going on. I get that. There are more clues than that as to who this woman was. Traditionally, women went to get water from the well in the morning and evening, not at noon like this woman. The only reason why a person would go at noon is to avoid people. This speaks volumes about the woman's reputation. With this in mind, no ordinary Jew would have talked to this woman. Not only was she a Samaritan but one with a terrible reputation for doing wrong as well. Jesus did so anyway.

v13-14 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
We all know we need water to survive. I usually drink water shortly after I wake up each day. It's a necessary part of our lives. Jesus likens spiritual food to physical water. We know we ought to depend upon His word. It's something that many of us learned back in kindergarten. I just want to put things into context. Suppose the living water was physical water. Now look at my blogs for the last two weeks. There were days that I did my devotionals and didn't post but for the most part, it is an accurate reflection of how much time I've spent with God lately. In other words, I would be close to dying if not already dead

I like how Jesus finishes this conversation off. Jesus and the woman talk about worship and the location of worship. Samaritans had a separate place to worship the Lord. Immediately after talking about the need to worship by drinking the living water, Jesus stated that it's not the physical location that matters but the heart behind it. We are called to worship in spirit and in truth. So not only are we to depend on His word and turn to it like a man in need of water but we are to do it with the right heart and attitude.