Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Request for Living Water
Text: John 4:15-18
THE REQUEST FOR LIVING WATER
The Samaritan woman heard what Jesus said and responded positively and immediately.
“Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
John 4:15
1. The Samaritan woman expressed deep interest in the living water Jesus spoke about.
2. However, she did not seem to fully understand what “living water” truly meant.
3. Her words suggest the following:
a. She thought that the living water was literal.
b. She would like to have this living water somehow.
c. Then she would not need to go to Jacob’s well at Sychar to draw water again and again.
HOW DID JESUS REPLY TO THIS REQUEST?
Jesus knew why the Samaritan woman chose to draw water at noon. This was not the usual time women draw water from Jacob’s well. He had to help her to understand that having salvation also means that it would affect every aspect of life, for example the family.
Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
John 4:16
CANDID ANSWER GIVEN
The Samaritan woman had to give an honest reply to Jesus.
“I have no husband.”
John 4:17a
JESUS’ RESPONSE TO THE WOMAN
“You have well said, ‘I have no husband.’ For you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.”
John 4:17-18
1. Before salvation can be given
a).Sins must be dealt with first.
i. Confession must be made.
ii. Pardon for sins must be sought.
iii. The heart must be cleansed.
b. The woman had
i. Five husbands in the past.
ii. The present man was not her husband.
2. The receptacle of living water
a. A receptacle must be cleansed.
b. Before water can be received.
c. The Samaritan woman had to deal with the sin problem in her life.
Then would she be able to understand and appreciate the living water that Jesus would give.
经文：约翰福音 4: 15-18
要活水的请求
撒玛利亚的妇人听了耶稣的话,便立刻积极地反应。
“先生, 请把这水赐给我, 叫我不渴, 也不用来这么远打水。”
《约翰福音 4: 15》
1. 撒玛利亚的妇人对于耶稣所说的活水深感兴趣
2. 但是,她似乎不能完全理解 “活水” 真正的意思
3. 她说的话意味了以下几点:
a. 她以为活水指的是实在的水
b. 她希望能得到这活水
c. 那她就不需要一直到叙加,从雅各的井打水了
耶稣怎么回应这个要求呢?
耶稣知道撒玛利亚的妇人为什么选择在午正打水。午正并不是妇人们通常会从雅各的井打水的时间。祂需要帮这位妇人了解得到救恩也表示会影响她生活的各方面, 例如她的家庭。
“耶稣说: “你去叫你丈夫也到这里来。”
《约翰福音 4: 16》
坦率的回应
撒玛利亚的妇人需要给耶稣一个坦诚的回应。
“我没有丈夫。”
《约翰福音 4: 17a》
耶稣对妇人的回应
“你说没有丈夫, 是不错的。你已经有五个丈夫,你现在有的, 并不是你的丈夫,你这话是真的。”
《约翰福音 4: 17b-18》