Day 15 - Woman at the Well
John 4:5-30
5 Then
cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of
ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore,
being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the
sixth hour. 7 There
cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to
drink. 8 (For his
disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
9 Then
saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest
drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with
the Samaritans.
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. 15 The
woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come
hither to draw.
16 Jesus
saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered
and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have
no husband: 18 For
thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in
that saidst thou truly.
19 The
woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 20 Our fathers
worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where
men ought to worship.
21 Jesus
saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this
mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know
not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour
cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in
spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
25 The
woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when
he is come, he will tell us all things.
26 Jesus
saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
27 And upon this came his disciples, and
marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou?
or, Why talkest thou with her?28 The woman then left her
waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come,
see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 30 Then they went out
of the city, and came unto him.
‘Indeed there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it.’Let us work with all our heart, might, mind, and strength to show our thirsty brothers and sisters where they may find the living water of the gospel, that they may come to drink of the water that springs ‘up unto everlasting life.’
“The Lord provides the living water that can quench the burning thirst of those whose lives are parched by a drought of truth. He expects us to supply to them the fulness of the gospel by giving them the scriptures and the words of the prophets and to bear personal testimony as to the truth of the restored gospel to alleviate their thirst. When they drink from the cup of gospel knowledge, their thirst is satisfied as they come to understand our Heavenly Father’s great plan of happiness.”
Joseph B. Wirthlin
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