Week Eighteen 02/12-02/16
Week Eighteen 02/12-02/16
"The woman said to Him, “Sir, you
have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.”" John 4:11
I’m sure we’ve all
heard the story of the woman at the well a million times. However, I recently
reread it only to realize I over looked this verse. Jesus is traveling through
Samaria and during the heat of the day stops by a well where a Samaritan woman
was drawing her water. It was uncommon for someone to be drawing out water at
this time of day, as it was typically done in the morning or evening. It was
also uncommon for a Jewish man to talk to a Samaritan, let alone a Samaritan
woman. Jesus asked her for a drink of water and her response was, “Sir, you
have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.” The Lord has been calling me
deeper in relationship with Him and that means areas of my heart that I’ve
avoided healing are beginning to be brought up. How many times does the Lord
nudge us to go deeper in our relationship and our response mirrors this one? We
think that our problems are too big for God or too impossible to overcome. I
relate these feelings with past ones and expect God to work in the same ways,
ultimately putting a limit on His authority and power. How often to we limit
God by expecting Him to work in the same ways. Often, I search from within to
find answers as to how He will walk me through these things. I was reading an
Elizabeth Elliot book and she mentioned that in her journal she wrote, “O
Christ, He is the fountain, the deep, sweet well of love…” How silly to think
that we can find answers within ourselves, knowing that Christ is the well of
living water that is the only source capable of healing us and satisfying our
hearts. In these remaining weeks, I purpose to draw nearer to the Lord through
His Word and allowing it to wash over me and fill the deep, unreached parts of
my heart.
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