Daily Devotions
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar … Jacob’s well was there; so Jesus, wearied as He was from His journey, was sitting beside the well. … A woman from Samaria came to draw water. (John 4:5a, 6a, 7a)
Could Jesus ever resist a person in need? Just look at Him! Tired though He is, He sees a woman coming to the well—yet another person God loves!—and Jesus cannot resist talking to her about His mission. It doesn’t matter to Him who she is or what she has done, He has something to give her.
So Jesus offers her better water than the kind she has come to fetch—living water!—and of course she is surprised. “Sir,” she says, “You have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do You get that living water?”
What a wonderful question. Because the well is deep, if you’re thirsty for peace, forgiveness, and everlasting life. No rope is long enough, no bucket big enough. How will Jesus fetch this living water He is promising her—and us?
Jesus does in fact have something to draw with—His own body and blood, given and shed for us at the cross. He gives Himself to fetch that living water for us, gladly and joyfully.
Jesus knows how thirsty we are. He knows we are desperate for the living water only He can give us. And so Jesus goes down—down—down, even into death, to fetch us that gift. He brings it back to us, out of death into life, at His resurrection. And now He quenches our thirst forever with endless love, forgiveness, and salvation.
WE PRAY: Lord, give me Your living water to drink. Amen.
Reflection Questions:
* Name a time when you were incredibly thirsty for something to drink.
* Why does it cost Jesus so much to give us living water?
* How do you think Jesus feels, seeing you drink His living water?
Lenten Devotions were written by Dr. Kari Vo.