The story of the woman at the well is one that most of us who attend church have heard a thousand times and so it loses some luster for us. I wish that wasn't so because it is so beautiful and I beg you today to take a second glance at it.
What I know in my heart to be true is that it's still just as relevant today as it ever was. In a time where we are bombarded by ads, technology, busyness there are many of us desperately trying to fill our water jars with something that just will not satisfy. We feel empty, alone & overextended. The good news is there is a better way.
If we want to follow Jesus with reckless abandon it's simple.....we just need to put down our jars and leave them at the well. I say this to the new believer that has just accepted Christ into their hearts and also to those that accepted Christ many years ago. You could've said yes a long time ago but still be carrying the weight and burden of your jar. You could still be going to your well (whatever it may be) every single day and filling up that jar. It's so hard to chase after someone or something with your arms full and weighed down by the cumbersome jar you let take up so much space. Choosing to follow Jesus means we have all we need with us always. He is the living water within us that never runs dry and in him there are no gaps. He fills every need we have. Notice I said need and not desires.
What are some things we are filling our jars with? Where is it getting you? How does it make you feel each time you have to go back?
In Christ there is no condemnation and there is also no need to go to the well (whatever yours is)each day. Lay your jar down. Say yes to Jesus and you'll never be thirsty a day in your life.
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