Woman at the Well

Jesus asked the woman at the well, “Will you give me a drink?” – John 4:7

A wonderful group of women at my church are studying the seven I AM statements of Jesus.  We are following Lysa TerKeurst’s Bible Study, Finding I Am.  Lysa is a dynamic teacher and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries.  She traveled to the Holy Land of Israel seven times to research, write and film our study.  If you’re seeking to know Jesus more, join us on this journey. You can order the study guide and DVDs from Lifeway online.

I can’t wait to see the Holy Land up close one day.  I dream of walking where Jesus walked.  I long to see how big the Sea of Galilee is from the water’s edge. I imagine the mountains to be bigger than mine in Colorado, and the fields to be green and lush, dotted with peacefully grazing sheep.  In my mind’s eye, I see Jesus standing with the woman at Jacob’s well, pouring out His kindness and elaborate love.  A love like she’d never experienced, even after six husbands.

Let’s look into that dramatic afternoon at the well (John 4:1-26) and collect some incredible truths about Jesus:

• Jesus came for ALL people.  Most Jewish men would have walked around the country of Samaria, where this woman was, because the people living there were considered “half breeds.” They had abandoned their Jewish heritage by intermarrying with the Samaritans, so they were rejected and hated by many Jews.  But not by Jesus.
• Jesus stepped over every boundary. Jewish men did not speak to women, let alone a non-Jewish woman.  Jesus looked the woman at the well straight in eyes and asked her for a drink of water.
• Jesus knew her sin and loved her anyway. When Jesus asked the woman at the well to go get her husband, He knew full well she was entangled in sexual sin. It was obvious, she had traveled to the well in the heat of mid-day to avoid other women’s whispers. 
• Jesus shared His true identity with an outcast.  Jesus revealed to the woman at the well that He was the long awaited Messiah.  The One speaking to her was the great I AM in flesh. 
• Jesus used a shameful woman’s testimony to save many others.  The woman at the well walked there ashamed.  But after meeting Jesus face to face, she left renewed, full of boldness and faith.  She ran back to her village and told others to “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did.  Could this be the Christ?”

Jesus stepped over cultural barriers, spoke the truth to a sinful woman, and used her story to save lives.  He wants to do the same with you.  You can know that:

Jesus came for you. You are never too far from Jesus that He can’t reach out and touch you or speak to you.  

Jesus loves you.  No matter you’d done or become, Jesus’ love is unconditional and unfailing.  

Jesus will use your story for good.  Jesus can take your biggest messes and mistakes and turn them around to positively impact people and change lives.

The big question is: Will you allow the great I AM to meet you right where you are, love you completely, and use your story for His glory? 

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