Devotion:
Read John 4:3-10.
The disciples were very surprised that Jesus chose to go through Samaria to get to Galilee. For many years the Jews and Samaritans had despised one another so they avoided each other when possible. At the well, the woman was surprised when Jesus reached out to her and asked for a drink of water. She was even more surprised when Jesus told her about "living water" that would quench her thirst forever.
We need to follow his example by reaching out to others who are not like us. Jesus crossed barriers of race, religion, and culture. The Samaritan woman was an outcast in her community so she did not seem to be a likely candidate for salvation. Her life was full of broken relationships and sin. Jesus addressed her past, but he did not dwell on it. He saw what she could become if she believed in the living water. Having been to the Holy Land and getting to visit Samaria, it had special meaning to me to think of this isolated woman who encountered Jesus and became a follower. A life changed.
Personal Worship Option:
God, continue to fill us with your living water, so we will never thirst again. Give all your people new life, strength, and joy, and help us devote our lives to you. Amen.
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