1. In Genesis 21, we find accounts of two wells. The first, from which Hagar and Ishmael drank, highlights the vital human need for water. The second, however, enabled Abraham’s survival, allowing him, in the end, to fulfill God’s will. Through his descendants came Christ, who brought us the living water, which we can freely drink through faith (Genesis 21:15-16, 19-20, 25, 30, 32-33; John 4:10).
2. The water that Jesus asked the Samaritan woman for, only quenched physical thirst, is just like the water from the well that saved Hagar and Ishmael. However, the water that Christ brought is symbolized by the well that Abraham claimed from Abimelech: the living water, which fully satisfies us and generates within us a fountain springing up to everlasting life (Genesis 21:19, 25; John 4:10 11, 13-14).
3. God waited approximately four thousand years for the promised descendant to be born to Abraham. Jesus came to Earth to bring living water to mankind, but it was necessary for Him to die on the cross, accomplishing redemption and bringing humanity back to God. In His resurrection, God glorified Him, and He became the life-giving Spirit. Now, He can dwell in all who believe (John 7:37-39).
4. “An evil genetic load has been injected into us, and this leads us to fulfill the desires of the devil, even though we have good intentions. […] However, God has prepared a great salvation for us, capable of delivering us from the influence of the Evil One and the emptiness of a life without God.” (Romans 7:14-15, 18-21, 23-24; Revelation 12:11) (Daily Food, book 4, week 2, Monday, p. 22).
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