Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Frank Bennett
In John 4 Jesus meets the woman at the well, a Samaritan. He asked for a drink of water, which the woman refuses. He tells her about the living water that will never run dry. She wants this living water. Jesus says, "Great. Now go get your husband". That very statement exposes her life of having several husbands and currently shacking up with different man. These men in her life represented an unfulfilled life that always ran out, much like the water she fetched daily from the well. She longed for something that will last.
When Jesus confirms with her that He is the Messiah she has been waiting for she left for the village to tell everyone. In her excitement and confusion she left behind the empty water pot at the feet of Jesus. I can imagine Christ looking down at that empty water pot with a smile. A smile that said "She left her empty life for me to fill with abundance."
When we daily come before our Jesus our "water pots" should be empty as we lay them at His feet. If we try to fill it ourselves it will only lead to an unfulfilled life.
When Jesus confirms with her that He is the Messiah she has been waiting for she left for the village to tell everyone. In her excitement and confusion she left behind the empty water pot at the feet of Jesus. I can imagine Christ looking down at that empty water pot with a smile. A smile that said "She left her empty life for me to fill with abundance."
When we daily come before our Jesus our "water pots" should be empty as we lay them at His feet. If we try to fill it ourselves it will only lead to an unfulfilled life.
