“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. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”
John 4:6-7 KJV
Wearied by His long journey, He sat on the edge of Jacob’s well, and sent His disciples into the village to buy food, for it was already afternoon. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” The well was a “spring-fed well”. This is a picture of the “spring” of the Jacob-life inside of everyone of us. Fed by Adam’s fall, this spring has flowed through all of humanity. But Jesus sat as a “lid” to Jacob’s well, sealing its polluted stream. In Christ, Jacob’s clever striving has ended. A living well became a lid to Jacob’s well as Jesus sat there ready to give His living water to all who would come and drink. A well sitting upon a well! The “water” Jesus wanted was the refreshing, satisfying pleasure of her devotion. He says to each one of us, “Nothing satisfies Me except you”. The sinner drank of the Saviour and the Saviour drank of the sinner and both were satisfied. Neither ate or drank, but both were satisfied. Let’s be satisfied with our Saviour for He is our sufficiency. Amen!
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