The Woman at the Well – From Shame to Evangelist
Tuesday, March 3
The Woman at the Well – From Shame to Evangelist
He told me everything I ever did! John 4:39, NIV
In Gospel of John 4, Jesus met a Samaritan woman with five failed relationships and a current situation that brought her shame. I’d like to think this is the reason she is not given a name, nothing to identify her. She came to the well at noon, alone. Avoiding whispers. Avoiding eyes. Avoiding judgment.
Her flaw? Broken relationships and compromised identity.
Her mess? Living thirsty for validation in the wrong places.
Jesus crossed cultural, racial, and gender barriers just to reach her. He exposed her past, not to embarrass her, but to free her. Then He offered living water.
What’s powerful? She left her water jar behind. The very reason she came no longer mattered. She ran back to the same town she once avoided and said, “Come, see a man…” This is also a theme we use in our church, we invite others not to the Pastor, not to self, but they are invited to a relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The woman with a reputation became a revivalist. Many believed because of her testimony.
Your shame can become your sermon.
In this Year of Purpose, God may use the very area you tried to hide as the platform for your testimony. When Jesus satisfies your thirst, you stop chasing what drains you.
Prayer for today: Jesus, meet me at my well. Speak to the places I try to hide. Heal the broken patterns in my life. Replace shame with boldness. Let my encounter with You become my testimony. Use my story to draw others to living water. I leave the old jars behind. In Jesus’ name, Amen.