John 4:6-7 Jacob's well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noon-time. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water.....
When Jesus sat down at the well He was waiting for a particular lady to come and speak to Him and He'd walked miles out of His way in order to get there at the exact moment she would be there too. Jesus is never late and He's sitting and waiting for you and me to come and talk to Him too.
That lady thought the water she had was the best you could get - it was Jacob's well after all! She couldn't see beyond where she was and what she'd known all her life. In a way she thought what she had was as good as it gets and was sceptical of Jesus' claims that what He had was better.
Then she had a light bulb moment. She realised Jesus knew every sad detail of her personal life but He still had time for her, still had a wonderful future for her. He didn't condemn her but offered her something infinitely better than what she had. The choice was hers. Would she go off in a huff, or say she was too busy right now, or would she accept what Jesus offered?
Thankfully she didn't take offence but received the life giving water He offered and was so bubbling over with the whole thing that she ran back to her town to tell everybody.
Jesus still offers all of us His life giving water, the life of the Holy Spirit, so if you could do with a fresh bucketful, why not go and sit at the well with Jesus for a little while and let Him love you and refresh you and give you His instructions at the start of this new week. You'll be glad you did - just like that lady.😊
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