So Jesus left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. Now he had to go through Samaria . . . When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?" (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
The Samaritan woman said to him, "You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?" (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water."
"Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water."
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?"
John 4:3-4, 7-10, 15, 28-29
Read
John 4; Psalm 139:13; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 52:6
Reflect
1. What details from the story jumped out at you?
2. What questions do you have?
3. What does this conversation with the Samaritan woman teach you about Jesus?
4. When in life have you felt God pursue you?
5. What past behavior do you try to cover up? What would it look like to bring it to Jesus?
6. What steps can you take to worship Jesus in the Spirit and truth this week?
Do
THIS WEEK'S IN CHALLENGE: Visit a place that means something to you. Take some water to drink and spend time in prayer with Jesus. Remember that He is our Living Water. As a reminder of another moment in that place of meaning, take a picture.