Living Water

2/27/2020

John 4:11 “From whence then hast Thou that living water?“

Water is essential for life. Every living thing on the Earth requires water to survive, though it may be just a small amount; even a cactus in the desert needs it to grow and flourish. As humans, we drink it, cook with it, bathe with it, recreate in it or with it, and clean all manner of things with it. The plants and animals we consume all need water. Science and industry need water to produce

many things. It is the most vital compound of our existence.

In the Book of John chapter 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well, He is thirsty, and he asks her for a drink. She is shocked, because Jews did not associate with Samaritans during that time. She wonders how He will get the water, as He has no vessel and the well is deep. He speaks to her about living water, and she is confused for He speaks with authority. He tells her that the water she draws will only quench thirst, but the water He offers is the spring of eternal life. He speaks to her about how worshiping the Father will change, and people will worship Him “in the Spirit and in truth”. She speaks of the Messiah, and He tells her “I am He.”

I can only imagine what an interaction with Jesus must have been like. To have Him stand before me and speak truth directly into my soul. Oh, how glorious that would have been! Jesus speaks to us, of course, through God's Holy Word and the Holy Spirit, but seeing him face-to-face would have been, well, indescribable. So why, then, is my faith so weak? Why do I sometimes resist the belief that He can do anything in my life, no matter how deep my well is?

Chambers says, “Suppose there is a well of fathomless trouble inside your heart, and Jesus comes and says – ‘Let not your heart be troubled’; and you shrug your shoulders and say, ‘But Lord, the well is deep; You cannot draw up quietness and comfort out of it’…We limit the Holy One by remembering what we have allowed Him to do for us in the past, and by saying ‘Of course I cannot expect God to do this thing.’” These words cut right through my soul.

When I was going through my dark time, I asked and begged Jesus to help me. I prayed and prayed for healing and freedom, when what He wanted was my submission, and faith that He COULD and WOULD refresh my soul with Living Water. He did more than I could have ever imagined. I strive never again to limit what I think Jesus can or will do. Even when my mother suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, I prayed for her healing, to see her get up and walk again. God did not heal her body, but instead healed her soul. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed, and I will forever be grateful for God’s mercy to both her and me.