Am He

John 4. The story is about Jesus stopping to get some water, where the Samaritan's got their water. The Jews and Samaritans did not "hang out" together. But Jesus starts a conversation with a woman and explains to her the difference between his living water and the earthly water that we constantly thirst for. He told her about the 5 husbands she had had, and that she was living with a guy now. Let's' pick up the story in verse 25

Scripture

25The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
26Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he."

28Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29"Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ[b]?" 30They came out of the town and made their way toward him

Observation

The well is over a mile from town. When Jesus told her that he was the Messiah, all she wanted to do is tell the people in town....a mile away. Forget about the water, she just met the Messiah.

Think about it. It is in the middle of the desert, she/her family needs water for the day and she leaves the water jar behind ( will another Samaritan steal it while she is gone) what type of response will she get from those back home? Where's the water? Where's the jar? What are you doing? The only answer she could utter, after rushing back to town was, "Come, see a man who told me everything, could this be the Christ?

Application

The challenge for me is; do I react this way? When I sat down today to have an encounter, a life changing engagement with Christ did I think about who I should tell and let them experience this living water, or did I think about mowing the yard later? Each time I open the scriptures and encounter Jesus, what is my response? Is it..."Oh that's nice" or is it "my mind just went completely blank as to MY agenda, because I have just had living water poured in and on me, I have eaten and will not hunger again and so what do I need to do about this life altering encounter I just had with Christ Al-Mighty?" What would have happened had the Samaritan woman just said that it had been nice meeting you Jesus, hope you have a nice day, then got her water and carried it back home? What will I do today? Pack the water home, or leave it all behind because I have met "The Christ"?

Prayer

Father, you have given Christ to this dying world. He did not come just so I could say "that it was nice to meet him", but he came to change me, to radically move things around in my life, so my priorites would change, so your kingdom would come on this earth like it is in heaven. Help me today to live like I have met Jesus today for the first time. That I would not consider things of this world, but that I would leave my things behind, like the water jar, and do things that may seem "crazy" to those around, but they are not because I am being obedient. Amen.