It's the story of a woman who was thristy...thirsty for something that nothing on this earth can fill. It is the story of a woman who was longing for love. It's a story of a woman who was searching for fulfillment in her earthly relationships rather than a relationship with the One true Husband, Jesus Christ.
It's a story of Jesus caring for someone who others looked down upon. It's a story that shows how Jesus reaches the heart. It's a story of salvation. It's a story of a woman being filled with the greatest fulfillment and joy ever possible...a joy that is only found in a relationship with Jesus Christ. And it's more than that, it's the story of how the influence of one woman who's life is changed can be used to reach an ENTIRE town for Jesus!
"The woman at the well had been filled with joy as she listened to Christ's words. The wonderful revelation was almost overpowering. Leaving her waterpot, she returned to the city, to carry the message to others. Jesus knew what why she had gone. Leaving her waterpot spoke unmistakably as to the effect of His words. It was the earnest desire of her soul to obtain the living water; and she forgot her errand to the well, she forgot the Savior's thirst, which she had promised to supply. With heart overflowing with gladness, she hastened on her way, to impart to others the precious light she had received."
-Desire of Ages 191
Never underestimate the power that your own personal testimony can have!
God rewards those who leave all for Him. God knows that each one of us is thirsty for a fulfillment, a love, a peace, that ONLY He can satisfy! He says come unto me let him drink the water of life freely. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled." (Matthew 5:6)
The story reminds me of my own experience. How many times I have tried to fill the desire of my heart with things that don't satisfy....good grades, or my friendships, or my "accomplishments". It's so easy to be deceived by your own heart and think getting good grades is important, and God meant for friendships to bring us happiness".... and yet there is no ultimate fulfillment in the things of earth! The only One who can truly make us fulfilled and joyful is Jesus Christ!
Another beautiful lesson is how God chooses people to work for Him. It wasn't the disciples who reached the city of Samaria. It didn't take many people to reach the city either. All it took was one woman who was COMPLETELY dedicated, and consecrated to Jesus! This shows me the beauty of how Jesus chooses people to be his messangers! No mistakes from the past disqualify me from working for Jesus! Because He offers new life! And a total transformation! God can take the sins, hurts, and mistakes of our past, and still make us more effective workers for Him! God evidently used her love of people, God evidently used her ability to love people-though in the past her relationships were used for her selfish reasons-now to draw people into a relationship with Him!
As I look at the town I'm working in this summer and think of the story of the woman at the well, I'm overjoyed that Jesus still calls women, like He called the woman at the well, to share the joy that they have found in Jesus! The people I have meant all have one thing in common, they haven't had a perfect past, they have had hurts, and pains and difficult experiences, and they are finding, and seeking to find a deeper relationship with the One who can satisfy the need of every soul! My prayer is, "Lord, make me like the woman at the well who reached an entire city for you!"
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