Are You Tired of Going to the Same Well?
The Weight We All Carry
She walked to the well carrying more than just a water pot. Five failed marriages. The shame of living with a man who wasn't her husband. The weight of whispers and stares every time she showed her face in town.
Sound familiar? Maybe not the exact circumstances, but we've all been there – going to the same wells day after day, seeking satisfaction that never comes.
Jesus Waits at Your Well
This woman thought she needed water. Jesus knew she needed something infinitely better.
"The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw." (John 4:15)
She was tired. Tired of the daily trek. Tired of the shame. She just wanted life to be easier. Can you understand that desire?
But Jesus didn't come to make her life easier. He came to make her life eternal.
The Uncomfortable Truth About Sin
Here's where Jesus does something that makes us squirm. He doesn't give her what she wants – He confronts her with what she needs.
"Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither." (John 4:16)
"The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly." (John 4:17-18)
This is confrontational. Jesus takes a personal shot at her sin. Why? Because He's not there to make her comfortable – He's there to get her sin problem fixed.
She's not in danger of hell because she's had five husbands. She's in danger of hell because she needs Jesus Christ. None of those men could satisfy her. Nothing will satisfy her like the living water Jesus offers.
It's About a Person, Not a Place
When confronted with her sin, she does what we all do – changes the subject:
"Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." (John 4:19-20)
She's making it about a place instead of a person. Sound familiar?
- "I don't like that church anymore."
- "I used to like my preacher, but not now."
- "There's stuff about that place I just don't like."
But Jesus cuts through all that: "Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father." (John 4:21)
It's not about a place. It's about a person.
True Worship Changes Everything
Jesus explains what real worship looks like:
"But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4:23-24)
Notice: "The Father seeketh such to worship him."
Jesus is seeking true worshippers. That's why He was at that well. She was seeking water. He was seeking her.
The Moment Everything Changed
"The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he." (John 4:25-26)
Here I am, woman. I am that Messiah.
What's Happening at Your Well?
So, let me ask you: What's happening at your well?
Are you trusting in your well of success? Your well of relationships? Your well of money? Your well of "fill-in-the-blank" - whatever your well is?
Or have you found satisfaction in a person?
Because if it's in a place, "Ye worship ye know not what". It needs to be in a person.
Maybe you're sitting at the well of financial success. Great. Jesus is sitting there waiting for you. He's not leaving you there to fall in the well and die. He's actually there, initiating, meeting you right at your well.
Jesus is waiting. He knows your story. He will reveal what you need, and He'll give you living water that will satisfy you forever.
The Gospel Isn't a Quick Fix
Making your problems go away isn't the gospel. The gospel is that you need to be saved from your sin. If we get people out of bad situations, but they don't have Jesus Christ, all we've done is provided a temporary solution to life's troubles.
When Jesus shows up, He doesn't discount life's problems, but He has something better to offer – eternal life.
Are You Tired of Being Thirsty?
If you're tired of carrying around the weight of your burdens and the shame of a shameful past, just trust Jesus.
Maybe you are saved, and you keep going to the well of uncertainty about your future. Why don't you just rededicate your faith in a person, not a place?
Are you tired of being thirsty? Jesus is waiting at your well.
The woman came thinking about physical water, but she left with living water that would satisfy her forever. That same Jesus is waiting for you today.
This condensed study has only touched the surface of the profound truths found in John 4:15-26. If you've been encouraged by this message, I humbly invite you to listen to the complete sermon for deeper insights into this life-changing passage. 🎧 📖 You'll discover even more about expository preaching and how this verse-by-verse bible teaching can transform your understanding of true satisfaction in Christ.