COME
TO THE WATER
“Come
quickly!” The woman’s voice brimmed with
excitement as she hurried along the narrow streets of her village. ““Come, see
a man who told me all the things that I have done” (John 4:29).
She
had no theological degree. She had lived a rough life going from husband to
husband (five of them). She was frowned upon because of her ethnicity, gender
and morality. There was nothing about her that was noteworthy. Little did she
suspect, as she went about the mundane task of drawing water from a well, that
she would encounter a man who would change her life. She didn’t even know His
name.
With a
soft, direct manner the unidentified man had told her, “If you knew the gift of
God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked
Him, and He would have given you living water” (John 4:10). Intrigued, the
woman replied, “Give me this living water.” The prospect of never-ending water
that would eliminate the burdensome trips to the well was enticing. The fact
that this strange Jewish man even spoke to her was noteworthy. The longer they
talked the more she realized He was no ordinary man. She speculated, “Sir, I
perceive that you are a prophet (John 4:19). Ultimately she would realize that
He was more than a prophet. Much more.
She
could not wait. She had to tell others. “This is not the Christ is it” (John
4:29)? This was news that she was compelled to share. She could not keep it to
herself. Because of her testimony, “many of the Samaritans believed in Him”
(John 4:39).
How
many people would come to Christ if you and I would simply follow this woman’s
example and tell others of the man who gives “water springing up into eternal
life” (John 4:14).
Do you
know someone who needs to come to the water?
