The Gospel of John 4:7-8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)” (John 4:7-8 KJV)

This setting gives us a picture of:
A well, located at the outskirts of the city, away from the contamination of city traffic and human congestion. And this well is one of a historic value passed on by many generations over the centuries from the time it was dug by Jacob whose name God changed to Israel.

A Samaritan woman coming to fetch water, on the peak of noon! Usually, village people tend to converge at the well early in the day. They come, not only to gather water but to gather tidbits of news and current events in the community and perhaps, the world. This woman's choice of time coveys the message that she's avoiding social contact with her fellow villagers.

But, surprise! Surprise! There's one she could not avoid. And, guess who? A Jew! A thirsty one, Lord Jesus who sat by to rest, as His disciples went to the city to buy food to go.

Samaritans and Jews are in a rift. A chasm of divide lies between them. They hated each other and do their best to avoid having to do with each other. But, here we are in this scene where the Lord Jesus purposely set Himself to meet this woman in such a very meaningful location, at the well which Jacob, the patriarch of the Jews and Samaritans, dug centuries past.

And, when He asks for a drink, the Lord Jesus Christ said the best opening remark to break the ice of ethnic, social and gender divides between them. Those walls must be crushed. This request, as a metaphor, revealed God's thirst and longing to reestablish closeness with the souls of His masterpiece creation. This, He also profoundly declared on the cross, as it is written: “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”” (John 19:28 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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