Jesus — Woman at the Well - Friday
TODAY’S VERSE
John 4:28–29
So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” (ESV)
Years ago, I watched a close friend receive news that changed the trajectory of his life. He didn’t rehearse his words or wait until he fully understood what it meant. He simply told people. His voice carried a mix of awe, disbelief, and joy. Anyone who crossed his path heard the story—not because he felt obligated, but because something inside him had shifted. Encounter transforms, and transformation compels testimony.
The Samaritan woman experienced that same kind of moment. After meeting Jesus, she did something small but deeply significant: she left her water jar behind. The object that brought her to the well—her daily burden, her routine, her reason for returning again and again—was suddenly forgotten. What once felt essential faded in the presence of whom she had just encountered. She runs back to town not with a sermon, but with a story. “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did.” Her witness is raw, honest, and invitational. She doesn’t claim certainty; she asks a question that now defines her life: Can this be the Christ?
Witness is not reserved for the eloquent, the educated, or the spiritually polished; it flows naturally from encountering Jesus. The woman doesn’t wait until her life is fully put together. She doesn’t repair her reputation or resolve every theological tension. She speaks from the center of her experience. Jesus knew her fully—and still met her with grace. That truth alone was enough to send her running.
Our witness often begins the same way. When we encounter Christ, priorities shift. What once weighed us down loosens its grip. Fear, shame, and silence no longer speak the loudest. Like the woman, we leave behind our jars—symbols of self-reliance, broken identity, or false satisfaction—and we speak. Our stories, whether marked by dramatic rescue or quiet faithfulness, become invitations for others to meet Him.
The gospel is not primarily spread through polished performances or manufactured messages. It moves through authentic testimony. Every life touched by the Messiah carries a story of transformation—some finished, many still unfolding. God consistently uses honest witnesses more than perfect ones. Jesus does not ask us to argue people into belief; He invites us to point them toward Him. Meeting Jesus turns ordinary people into faithful messengers.
APPLICATION
What encounter with Christ has reshaped your life or redirected your heart? What “water jar” might Jesus be asking you to leave behind so you can share what He has done? Who could be invited simply by your story today?
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, thank You for meeting me where I am and speaking truth with grace. Give me courage to share what You have done in my life. Let my words and actions point others to You—the Messiah who knows, forgives, restores, and saves. Amen.