10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life (John 4:1014).
This is a remarkable exchange between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. It is remarkable for several reasons. Generally speaking Jews had no respect for Samaritans, and vice versa. Even more remarkable is that this exchange was with a Samaritan woman, in this case a woman of somewhat ill repute. And yet Christ reveals to her that he is the promised Messiah. Later on in the passage she respond to Christ in faith. Christ describes himself as living water. This is such vivid language, and it displays the true effect that Christ has on a life. He restores and renews in an eternal and everlasting manner. Literally, through Christ, we transition from death to life. Like the offer to the Samaritan woman, we receive the same offer through the Word of God and the witness of the Holy Spirit. Whosever will come to Christ will receive the living water.
This is a remarkable exchange between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. It is remarkable for several reasons. Generally speaking Jews had no respect for Samaritans, and vice versa. Even more remarkable is that this exchange was with a Samaritan woman, in this case a woman of somewhat ill repute. And yet Christ reveals to her that he is the promised Messiah. Later on in the passage she respond to Christ in faith. Christ describes himself as living water. This is such vivid language, and it displays the true effect that Christ has on a life. He restores and renews in an eternal and everlasting manner. Literally, through Christ, we transition from death to life. Like the offer to the Samaritan woman, we receive the same offer through the Word of God and the witness of the Holy Spirit. Whosever will come to Christ will receive the living water.
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