- John 6:32-35 - Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
- John 4:13-14 - Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
- John 7:37-38 - In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
God created us to live in harmony with ourselves. Spiritually, humans are designed to experience peace, joy, and satisfaction. However, many people live their whole lives with a sense of inner emptiness and fragmentation. In John 4:7–30, Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman. This woman was dissatisfied with her life and internally incomplete. She had tried to fill her spiritual need with human love and had experienced many failed relationships; at that moment, she was in a sinful relationship. Again and again, she lowered her "bucket" into the well of human love, seeking acceptance and fullness. But each time, she remained even thirstier. Before Jesus, she stood with a broken heart, an outcast of society. Throughout history, people have tried to drink from the wrong "wells." The truth is that only a relationship with Jesus makes a person whole. The living water that comes from Him satisfies our thirst eternally (John 7:37–38). This means He meets our life's core needs. In this sin-damaged world, we will not live a perfect life, but through Christ, we can find deep and lasting satisfaction.
Reflection
What "wells" are you turning to in your life, and do they give you true satisfaction?
