đ§Never Thirst Again â A Message from the Well of Grace
Are you thirsty for change? Have you been walking through a desert seasonâdry, weary, and wondering if God still sees you? Is your life in shambles, your heart empty, your spirit crushed?
Iâve got good news for you today: Jesus still meets people at the well. And when He does, He offers water that satisfies the deepest thirstâforever.
đď¸ The Woman at the Well: A Divine Appointment
In John 4, Jesus travels through Samaria, a region avoided by most Jews due to deep ethnic and religious tensions. But Jesus wasnât avoiding anyoneâHe was pursuing someone.
He arrives at Jacobâs well around noon, the hottest part of the day. Thatâs when a Samaritan woman comes to draw waterâalone. Most women came in the cool of the morning, but she came when no one else would be there. Why? Because she carried shame. She had been married five times and was now living with a man who wasnât her husband (John 4:18). She was an outcast.
But Jesus saw her. And He sees you.
âJesus answered and said to her, âEveryone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never be thirsty; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.ââ â John 4:13â14 (NASB)
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đĽ The Water That Satisfies
The woman came for physical water, but Jesus offered her living waterâthe kind that revives the soul, heals the heart, and restores purpose. She didnât know she was about to meet the Messiah, the One who knew her story and still chose her.
âThe woman said to Him, âI know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.â Jesus said to her, âI am He, the One speaking to you.ââ â John 4:25â26 (NASB)
She came thirsty. She left transformed.
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đĄď¸ Are You Drawing from the Wrong Well?
Many of us draw from the wells of this worldâsuccess, relationships, entertainment, even religion. But they leave us dry, unfulfilled, and spiritually dehydrated.
Jesus said:
âThe water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.â â John 4:14 (NASB)
We were never designed to live without Him. When we try, we end up brokenhearted, defeated, and lost. Even temporary success is only allowed by His mercy. But lasting peace? That comes from drinking deeply of His Spirit.
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đ Come Back to the Well
If youâve strayed from the path, if youâve tasted the fruit of heaven and turned back, the Lord is calling you to return. He still waits at the well. His invitation remains:
âCome to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.â â Matthew 11:28 (NASB)
No matter your station in lifeâlost, wandering, ashamed, or wearyâJesus offers restoration. He doesnât shame you. He invites you.
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đ The Servant King Still Serves
Why would the King of Kings speak to a shamed woman in Samaria? Because He came not to be served, but to serve.
âFor even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.â â Mark 10:45 (NASB)
Jesus had a servantâs heart. He didnât see her sinâHe saw her soul. He didnât condemnâHe offered life.
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đ Draw Deep from His Well
Are you thirsty for change? Come and drink. Are you walking through a desert? Come and drink. Is your life in shambles? Come and drink.
âBlessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.â â Matthew 5:6 (NASB)
The woman at the well left her jar behind. She ran into town proclaiming the One who told her everything she ever didâand loved her anyway.
âSo the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the people, âCome, see a Man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is He?ââ â John 4:28â29 (NASB)
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đŁ You Will Never Thirst Again
Jesus is still drawing near. Heâs still offering living water. And if you drink of it, you will never thirst again.
âWhoever believes in Me, as the Scripture said, âFrom his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.ââ â John 7:38 (NASB)
So come. Drink deeply. Leave your jar behind. And let the wellspring of life rise up within you.
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David