Jesus is meeting you and me at the well. Would you respond?

“If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” John 4:12 NLT 

But it’s midday, and one woman is standing by the well lost. Can her mistakes ever be undone? Can her story ever become a message? 

 Who is this woman, you may ask? This woman is me. In my walk with the Lord, I often wondered if God would ever use someone like me, which reminded me of the woman at the well. This woman came to draw water from the well at midday. Why? 

And perhaps,s like me, she wished she could undo her mistakes. But then, something unique happened at the well; she met Jesus, who forever transformed her life. 

Why did Jesus meet her at the well? What is the significance of the well?  

A well is where the thirsty come to drink where needs are fulfilled. Did you know that meeting a bride at the well is a theme in the Scriptures? 

At the well is where Abraham found a wife for his son Isaac, Jacob found his wife Rachel, and Moses found his wife, Zipporah. 

Why at the well? That’s where the Spirit of God meets us, at the well, in our place of need, thirst, and emptiness – when we’re ost open. That’s when most people encounter God, receive the Spirit of God, and become the bride. 

Jesus said to the woman at the well, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” 

You see, friends, need is not a bad thing, nor is emptiness. It’s what you do with it. We all have needs, we all thirst, and every heart knows emptiness. But that’s where Jesus will meet you and me, at the well, in our weakness and where we can stand on our own. And He will meet you and me there not just once, but all the days of our lives. 

So beloved, let us not despise our needs or feel ashamed of our weakness. Let us not try to extinguish the thirst of our soul or fight the emptiness of our hearts. In God, such things become sacred. Let them instead fulfill their purpose, to bring us closer to Jesus, our Bridegroom, and the filling up of those needs with the waters of the Spirit of God.  

Friends, I don’t know what kind of storms you may be enduring but let me encourage you to go to the well where Jesus is waiting for you and me. He’s there waiting to heal us and restore us.  

“If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” John 4:12 NLT

She’s standing by the well, lost in thought. She felt empty, broken, ashamed, insecure, ineffective, and lonely. Can her mistakes ever be undone? Can her story ever become a message? Who is this woman, you may ask? This woman is me. I often wondered if God would ever use someone like me in my walk with the Lord. But then, the Lord reminded me of the woman at the well. This woman came to draw water from the well at midday. Why? Because she felt insecure, broken, and shame. And perhaps, like me, she wished she could undo her mistakes. But then, something unique happened at the well; she met Jesus, who forever transformed her life.

Why did Jesus meet her at the well? What is the significance of the well? 

A well is a place where the thirsty come to drink, where needs are fulfilled. At the well is where Abraham found a wife for his son Isaac, Jacob found his wife Rachel, and Moses found his wife, Zipporah. Did you know that meeting a bride at the well is a theme in the Scriptures?

Why at the well? Because the father’s servant always meets the bride at the well. That’s where the Spirit of God meets us, at the well, in our place of need, thirst, and emptiness. It’s in our need that we’re most open. That’s when most people meet God, receive the Spirit of God, and become the bride.

Jesus said to the woman at the well, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”

You see, friends, need is not a bad thing, or is emptiness. It’s what you do with it. We all have needs, we all thirst, and every heart knows emptiness. But that’s where Jesus will meet you and me, at the well, in our weakness and where we can stand on our own. And He will meet you and me there not just once, but all the days of our lives.

So beloved, let us not despise our needs or feel ashamed of our weakness. Let us not try to extinguish the thirst of our soul or fight the emptiness of our hearts. In God, such things become sacred. Let them instead fulfill their purpose, to bring us closer to Jesus, our Bridegroom, and the filling up of those needs with the waters of the Spirit of God. 

Friends, I don’t know what kind of storms you may be enduring but let me encourage you to go to the well where Jesus is waiting for you and me. He’s there waiting to heal us and restore us.