My grandfather had one by his house
And it was cold, clear, and delicious!
A well!
Did you grow up with well water? I didn’t realize there are 55,000 private wells in our sweet state providing clean drinking water. But if you drink well water, you do have to be sure it isn’t or hasn’t become contaminated.
We lived in a small town in Kentucky when the children were babies. The water came from an underground limestone cave! We were told no one knew just how big the cave was or how much was in the water supply.
Sure enough. The water ran out—-or became very low and the contaminates from gasoline stations that had leaked in and sunk to the bottom layers of the water was being pumped out! When I turned on the water in my kitchen sink, it smelled terrible! Soon we were told: “Don’t drink the water! Don’t use the water to wash clothes! Don’t cook with the water!Don’t bathe in the water! Just DON’T USE THE WATER!” The water was full of benzine, a carcinogen.
With two toddlers and a six year old we had a big problem!
It is easy to take good, safe water to use in all kinds of ways for granted. According to World Health Organization two billion people don’t have access to clean water. Some sources say it is more.
Astounding, isn’t it?
The Bible has many wells in it with eight or nine named and connected to important events. One of the more famous wells is “Jacob’s Well” where the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman took place. Do you remember what happened, and the important words Jesus said?
In the evening Jesus came to this well and sat down because He was tired. A Samaritan woman came to the well.
At this time, Jews considered Samaritans unclean people and didn’t associate with them; however, Jesus asked the woman for a drink of water.
She was surprised!
Jesus replied that if she knew who He was, she would ask for “living water” from Him.
They continued to talk.
Jesus said to her: “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14. Read more in John 4.
The world offers contaminated, untrue “water” that leads to death or no water. Only Christ and His Gospel lead to “living water” that saves from sin and brings eternal life.
Reports say around 3 billion people have no access to the Gospel—no “living water!”
Have you taken a deep drink yourself?
