At the end of this discussion, this woman understood Jesus to be not just a man, not just a prophet, but indeed the promised Messiah. He had revealed His true identity to her; in fact, she was the first one He told.
And how interesting that she “left her water jar.” She left behind the very thing she came out to that well to fill. No doubt, she was in a hurry to share Jesus with everyone in the town of Samaria.
It is significant that the Bible records she “left her water jar.” Of course, she still needed to drink physical water, but she had now begun to drink of Jesus. She was now finding satisfaction in the final Man, Man number seven, who was the divine Son of God, and she no longer needed “this water” (meaning, she no longer needed her life of sin). The physical became less important; the spiritual was very important.
The “water in that well” was a word picture of her going from man to man to man, and never finding satisfaction, never having her thirst for love and intimacy quenched. But oh how one encounter with Jesus can change all that! He became for her living water that satisfies and results in eternal life.
The question I have for you today is this: are you learning to drink of Jesus in such a way that you can “leave your water jar behind”?
In other words, is Jesus Christ coming to mean the world to you? Do you see that He knows you inside and out, knows everything you’ve ever done, and yet loves you still? Is He drawing you by love as you meditate on the gospel? Have you seen Him coming to you with a river of living water to quench your thirst?
If so, you are finding the kind of freedom that people have found for thousands of years: freedom from believing lies, freedom from a lifetime of lust and impurity, freedom to worship Jesus from the bottom of your heart. Freedom comes in no other way than this: seeing Jesus lifted up to die for you, receiving His Spirit that quenches your thirst, and worshipping Him.
Please examine an invitation that is made to you right now:
Isaiah 55:1-3 ESV “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (2) Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. (3) Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
Question 5. What is the invitation in Isaiah 55:1-3, and how do we accept it?
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