“You
Are A Jew,
And
I Am A Samaritan Woman.
Why
Are You Asking Me For A Drink?”
Scripture
John
4
9 The woman
was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with
Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan
woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
10 Jesus
replied, “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.”
11 “But
sir, you don’t have a rope or a bucket,” she said, “and this
well is very deep. Where would you get this living water? 12 And
besides, do you think you’re greater than our ancestor Jacob, who
gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his
sons and his animals enjoyed?”
13 Jesus
replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become
thirsty again. 14 But those who drink the water I give will
never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within
them, giving them eternal life.”
15 “Please,
sir,” the woman said, “give me this water! Then I’ll never be
thirsty again, and I won’t have to come here to get water.”
Observation
To
say that the Jews and the Samaritans disliked each other would be
putting it lightly. A Jewish person would avoid even traveling
through Samaria, but Jesus went through Samaria because He loves all
of us.
Not
only did Jesus being a Jew talk to a Samaritan, but He talked to a
Samaritan woman. Women were also considered to have less value back
then than men, but Jesus made a point to talk to this Samaritan
woman.
This
woman had been married 5 times before and Jesus knew that the man
that she was living with was not her husband. Knowing all of this
Jesus did not condemn the woman for her sin, instead He told her and
all of the other Samaritans that lived in her village the Good News
that He was the Messiah, the Savior of the world. He came to save
them from the penalty of their sins.
Here
is my take away from this story:
Every
person that I come in contact with has tremendous value, no matter
what color, no matter how rich or how poor, no matter whether they
are male or female, or how sinful their life has become, all of them
matter to God.
Each
person that God brings across my path and that God brings across your
path needs a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. It is our
job to love them and share Jesus with them!
And
maybe because of our witness a whole village of people will come to
Christ!
Acts
10:34
Then
Peter began to speak. “I now realize how true it is that God treats
everyone the same,” he said.
Application
With
God's help, I will not be a respecter of persons.
How
about you?
Prayer
Father,
give me Your eyes and Your heart and help me see people as You see
them. Don't let me think that I am in any way better than anyone
else. I pray for those who are homeless and those whose lives are
being destroyed by addictions. Show me how I can help them Lord. I
pray for those people who are marginalized, for what ever reason,
help me to be sensitive to their needs. Thank You for those in our
church who participate in Celebrate Recovery, and I pray especially
for our leaders of CR. Bless them Lord.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 21; 2 Chronicles 33; John 4
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