Based on John 4:7-18 (New King James Version)
“A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give Me a drink.’ For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, ‘How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?’ For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.’ The woman said to Him, ‘Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?’ Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.’ The woman said to Him, ‘Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Go, call your husband, and come here.’ The woman answered and said, ‘I have no husband.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.’”
God desires to do great things in our lives. He wants to change us and transform us, to give us life, and life in abundance: eternal life. That was the purpose of the Lord, to be able to give eternal life where there is only death and darkness. And that this life might reach every person, at least, that each person might have the opportunity, because there is where God’s goodness is manifested. Even though we are not aware of it (like many people blame God, saying that God does not give the opportunity to everyone), we have the faith and trust that in one way or another, God gives (or has given) the opportunity to each person to come to the knowledge of salvation. But, what needs to happen so that this fountain of water can manifest itself in a person’s heart, in the center of a person? A person must let God deal with them intimately; completely, without obstacles or reservations.
What we can see in this passage is that this woman wanted to have what the Lord was offering her, but the Lord starts to bring to the light what is most intimate in her; her sin. In our society today, (and as it has always been), everyone hides something or some things. This is titled today as “our privacy”. Privacy is incredibly important to everyone. Everyone wants to keep their privacy safe and sound. But despite that, God continues to be the same yesterday, today, and forever. And He needs to penetrate that “privacy” for our own good.
The big problem that happens if we don’t let the Lord enter our intimacy, by letting Him deal with that intimacy, with the secrets, with the evil that is hidden within, with everything that is buried deep within us, is that life cannot manifest itself. We continue in death. No matter how much a person bathes, and perfumes themselves, and tries to look like a decent and exemplary person (socially speaking), they still have death, decomposition, and spoils within them. It’s just as the Lord said about the Pharisees, that they were whitewashed tombs because they were clean on the outside but horrible within. And well, if you know anything about water, you know that water is an element that gets contaminated quite easily. When waters are stagnant, a horrendous smell emanates. When water is dirty, you can see it clearly. And of course, you can’t drink it. Maybe there is some water that might come out of a person, but if the water is mixed with stuff that is dirty and contaminated, what is going to come out is quite unpleasant; just like the Word says: smell of death.
So then, just as the Lord showed us, we need to let the evil within us come out. And rest assured (and that is why hardly anyone likes to get close to the Lord), the issue is going to turn very public real fast. But what is good about things to come out not only before God’s presence, but also, before others by virtue that God is dealing with those issues, is that freedom, salvation, restoration come into the picture and that living water of which the Lord spoke manifests itself. That is why the Lord said: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28. When we let the sin in our heart come out, God takes that burden. God is the one that cleanses. For it is also written: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9.
Now, how do we know that what is revealed in secret to God comes out publicly? Look at today’s passage. The truth that this Samaritan woman was a woman that had many lovers or sexual partners is being read by everyone today; and millions have read it, and millions more will read it, because it has been imprinted in the Word of God. But, who cares about that if God has forgiven, if He has cleansed, and if He has brought out life from what was once dead? What is beautiful is that this woman let her sin come to the light, and she showed it to everyone, but so that God could work in her life. And thanks to that, not only was she forgiven and restored, but also, others that heard believed in the Lord as well, because of her testimony. That is why the Word also counsels us with this: “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Acts 3:19.
So, if you want to continue hiding death and evil within you (although God knows everything, and He also says that everything will come to the light, sooner or later), you will never have living water within you. But, if you decide to let God work with everything that is inside your heart, and you bring it out to the light, and you leave it behind, God can do great things in your life, starting with granting you eternal life. This is really your decision and your part in the affair. The Holy Spirit brings conviction of sin, but you are the one that decides to give in or not. And with that decision is that eternal life come into the picture. Any other way, a person continues abiding in darkness and in death.
So then, do you really want living water to flow out of you? And if that’s the case, are you letting the Lord work within you intimately? Lord bless! John