Thirst: The Story Of The Samaritan WomanSample

The Samaritan woman in today’s story is going about her day as usual. She has no reason to believe that she will meet the Son of God on her way to get water, so she is a little slow to catch on when it happens. Jesus is very patient with her, using a water metaphor, something she can relate to, to begin explaining His true identity and what He has to offer her. The “gift” He refers to is eternal life. 

Given the circumstances, it is easy to see why the woman in the story did not ask Jesus for a drink. She was a Samaritan and a woman, after all. According to the customs of the day, she had no business asking a Jew for a drink, much less a Jewish man. Plus, she had her own water jug. However, she might have asked Jesus for “living water” to quench her heart’s thirst if she had known who He was and what He could actually do for her.

Forget superficial, temporary things for just a moment. What do you really need from Jesus right now? What if He told you that what you actually needed was something different? Would you listen to what He had to say? Would you let Him meet that need? 

Thank God for providing what you actually need in Jesus.