Give Me A Drink (John 4:10)

 


Saturday, January 4, 2025


Psalms 24; 29

Isaiah 33:17-24

John 4:1-14


Give Me A Drink (John 4:10)


Look at the amazing generosity of Jesus! When he hears that John the Baptist’s disciples are getting all grumbly about his successful baptism ministry, he packs up and moves on. He could have argued that it wasn’t even him doing the baptising, but his disciples; but he’s not looking for unnecessary conflict. Then he leads his disciples through a shortcut, through the lands of those bastard Samaritans (literally: they were not pureblood Jews, like the ones down south), saving them from what should have been a long trek just for the sake of propriety. Then, he sends them off to buy food from them: rumbling tummies care not for sibling rivalry such as the one between Judah and Samaria.


All this generosity comes to a head when Jesus speaks to the woman at the well. Jesus is truly God, but he is also truly man, and he has worked up a hard-earned thirst from his hike. He asks for a drink of water, and the woman is understandably concerned: aren’t the two meant to stay apart?


But Jesus’ generosity has no time for finnicky arguments. How about she ask him for water instead, then?


Let’s get down to the real issue here, says Jesus. He has everything we need. And he is not the type who likes to upset people unless necessary. How about you ask him for a drink for your thirsty soul? He is so generous that, not only will it quench your thirst, but that one sip will turn into a never-failing spring: his generosity will cover all your needs.


Are you waiting for anything? What are you afraid to ask Jesus for? What has he generously supplied you with in the past? Does that experience give you the courage to ask him for more?


“I heard the voice of Jesus say, “Behold I freely give
The living water; thirsty one, stoop down and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in Him.”

- I heard The Voice Of Jesus Say by Horatius Bonar

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