Jesus knew this woman's thirst did not just involve going to the well every day for water. She thirsted for something even more-human love- and so she had married several times in her life, only now to be with a man who was not her husband. Jesus exposed her shame to help her to receive what she truly needed.

The woman began to discuss worship. Jesus helped her see that a time was coming when the place of worship would not be as important, like how we now worship. The time has come where we can worship God in the Spirit and in truth. God is spirit, and he seeks those who will be devoted to worship and will seek Him with all their hearts through His Spirit. The woman's true thirst was for an object and form of proper worship.

Through this encounter, the woman now realized that she had met the Messiah. She left her water jar and went to her town to exclaim, "Come see a man who told me everything I ever did" (29). Her shame was gone. She was filled with hope and eternal life. Jesus used an unlikely woman to share the good news. When we meet the Messiah, our lives change, and we can leave our empty jars behind. We can then tell the world what the Messiah has done for us.


Application: Jesus, thank you so much for setting me free and for filling my life when I was once so empty. I repent for every idol in my heart. May I leave the water jars of this world behind in order to worship you.
One Word: Go and tell others what Jesus the Messiah has done for us.