John 4:9-15 "Then saith the woman of Samaira unto HIM, How is it that THOU, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. JESUS answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of GOD, and WHO it is that saith to thee. Give ME to drink: thou wouldest have asked of HIM, and HE would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto HIM, Sir, THOU hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast THOU that living water ?
Art THOU greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle ? 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. The woman saith unto HIM, Sir give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw."
"HE would have given thee living water . . . The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life . . . He that believeth on ME . . . out of his belly (innermost being) shall flow rivers of living water . . . He that believeth on ME shall never thirst" (vv.10,14; John 7:38; 6:35 pictured above). Water in these verses is symbolic of life. Water is essential for physical life. If we were to stop drinking, we would die. At least sixty percent of the adult body is made of water, and every cell in the body needs it to keep functioning. Experts say a person can only live three or four days without water. Life depends upon it. JESUS told the Samaritan woman that when she drank from the well, she would soon become thirsty and need to drink again (v.13). The body uses water, disposes of it, and daily needs a new supply.
But, the living water that the LORD JESUS CHRIST provides is different. When a person believes on JESUS for salvation, he immediately receives an eternal supply of water -- a well of water that will never run dry. He will never again thirst (v.14): he will never die (John 8:51 pictured above; John 11:26), he will never be without the gift of GOD, which is eternal life (vv.10,14; Romans 6:23); he will never be without the SPIRIT of GOD, the very ONE WHO causes living water to flow out of the Christian's innermost being (John 7:38-39). What a strong rebuke these verses give to every person who denies the eternal security of the believer ! In order to lose your salvation, the well would have to run dry; the SPIRIT would need to leave; you would have to thirst and drink all over again -- all things which these verses say can never happen ! Praise the LORD for this eternal living water ! GWZ
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
Copyright, FEATURE: A Daily Bible Study Guide.
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