![]() When Jesus points out sin to us, it is never to condemn, humiliate or judge us, but to clean and change us. But her life changed when she encountered Jesus, and her identity was no longer defined by her past but who she is in Christ. When most would go draw water in the cool morning or evening, this woman went alone during the heat of the day because she was embarrassed, ashamed and ostracized. What was the Samaritan woman’s testimony? She met Jesus at the well. ![]() This is why we are not surprised that as a result of the Samaritan woman’s faith, “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in because of the woman’s testimony.” (John 4:39). We will discover that out of our heart will flow a river of living water, reaching out to others and becoming a source of blessing to other people. In other words, when we come to Jesus and drink, we come to Him and take the Spirit of God into our life, the One who satisfies the deepest need of our heart. Whoever believes in Me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John adds, “By this meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive” (John 7:37-39). ![]() Jesus says of the living water He offers: “Let anyone who is thirsty come to Me and drink. How do we know when our life is changed by Christ? The immediate effect of the Samaritan woman realizing she was meeting with the Messiah and wanting the living water He was offering was that she had an irresistible desire to go back home and tell everybody else about Him. ![]() Could this be the Messiah?’ - John 4:28-29 “Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ‘Come, see a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. ![]()
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