Melinda Eye Cooper
1. We might find Jesus waiting for us.
Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, …., and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” John 4:7
The woman at the well was doing a routine chore – drawing water from the well. Nothing was out of the ordinary, except for who was sitting at the well, resting – waiting for her.
I love how the Scripture mentions that Jesus is tired.
I’m sure He’s been exhausted with my own spiritual immaturity, rebellion, and stubbornness at times. But He patiently waits for us.
He wants us to be honest with him about our life. He waits until the perfect time to work things for good or to change us in some way for the better.
2. Sometimes, we don’t believe.
“Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” John 4:11-12.
She must be wondering how something as natural as water can become something that seems impossible. Living water? It doesn’t make sense.
Jesus is about to transform her natural way of thinking into spiritual drinking.
They’re alone when this intimate relationship begins. We may discover our own relationship with Him requires alone time, too.
He works best in us when we’re not distracted by the world. Maybe we’re in a hospital bed or down on our backs with nothing else but Him to keep us company. It’s in these moments, he gets our attention and speaks to our spirit, making his presence known and drawing us close.
3. Jesus opens our eyes to see the truth clearly.
“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you – I am he.” John 21-26
It didn’t take her long to realize Jesus was telling the truth. Her eyes were opened, and his words helped her know Him better.
The same is true for us. It can take a long time to truly get to know someone. He shows us who He is as we go through the troubles of life. We get to know Him better as we go along putting our trust in Him through life’s difficulties.
Jesus will replace natural thought with spiritual insight. He takes lies we believe and gives us truth through His word. Helping us worship Him in spirit and in truth.
