Rowland Howard, in 1876: “You never miss the water, till the well runs dry.” Throughout the Bible, water plays a pivotal role. While a baby, Moses was floated on the Nile in a basket, to where Pharaoh’s daughter would discover him. Moses led a nation of millions out of slavery, on dry ground, while the Red Sea parted its waters. At Maribah, the Israelites complained to Moses about the lack of water. Moses struck the rock and water gushed out, providing water for all. That one act prevented Moses from entering the Promised Land. (He was supposed to speak to the rock—not strike it.) Moses was a larger than life character and water only enhances the memory of his exploits.
Jesus’ life was magnified by his association to water, too. He began His public ministry by being baptized in water. He calmed a raging sea by merely speaking to it. He walked on water, and encouraged Peter to do the same! He told a man to wash in a pool of water and be healed. While in Samaria, outside the town of Sychar, Jesus met a woman carrying water from a well. When he asked her for a drink, she was puzzled that a Jew was talking to her; a Samaritan! (Jews and Samaritans did not associate with each other) Jesus told her about the living water that He had and she asked Him for some of the ‘living water’! What happened then…
Jesus gave — she received — she shared — the whole town was quenched!
Bottom line:
Leave it to Jesus to bring his own water to the well!
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