Notes on John 4

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"Jesus answered and said to her (the Samaritan woman), "Whoever drinks of this water (from the well) 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." -- John 4:13-14

Thinking on this water: The water from the well is quiet, placid, content to lie there waiting to be used. But a fountain of water is active, bubbling with joy, busy with purpose, streaming toward heaven. I want to be refreshing to people like a fountain - full of life, reaching out and pointing others to Jesus. Too often I'm content to sit and wait for people to come to me. And when they do come, I try and quench their thirst with my wisdom instead of the riches of Christ.