I AM HE

Wednesday 7^th, september, 2016

John 4:16-26

It's the second part of the Samaritan woman's story. Mercy and truth are heads and tails to mankind's salvation.

1.      Go, call your husband

The woman was deep in thought during the conversation thinking « Oh ! If only I had this water. » But what was the thundrous word of Jesus ? Jesus asks to bring here her husband. Jesus wanted to touch an important problem of the woman's life. She had a marriage problem. She had a love problem. She had a problem with daily couple life. She had a pride problem, looking at her answer for her husband's absence. But the more fundamental problem of the woman was her sin problem. That's why Jesus wanted to wake her up from her daydreaming and ask her to bring her husband. It's a fundamental question of mankind, even if we hide it before of the Lord.

2.      I who speak to you am he

The woman revealed her hidden spirituality during the conversation. She wanted to know the place of worship. She wanted to receive answers for a lot of questions in her life. She wanted to know why her soul was like an arid desert in spite of changing husbands five times. But it seems that she wasn't completely desesperate in her life. She keeps hope of seeing the Messiah coming according to prophecy of yesteryear. Jesus came towards her and revealed himself as the Messiah, and the living water of Jesus slaked her thirsty soul.

Prayer : Lord, let me bring my sin problem to you to resolve it. Thank you, you are my living water which slakes my thirst.

Bottom line : Jesus, my living water