Listen to this question the Samaritan woman asks (John 4 v.20) “Where is God? My people say he is on mountain Gerizim. Your people say he is in Jerusalem. I don’t know where he is.” I love to imagine the expression on Jesus’ face when he heard these words. Did His eyes water? Did He smile? Did He look up and wink at His Father?
Just think. Of all the places to find a hungry heart – Samaria? Of all the people to be searching for God – a woman? Of all the people to have an insatiable appetite for God – a five-time divorcee? Of all the people the most “insignificant” person in the region? And of all the people to receive the secret of the ages, an outcast among outcasts? (John 4 v. 26)
It is remarkable that Jesus revealed the secret of the ages – his identity – in the shade of a well, in a rejected land, to an ostracized woman. His eyes must have danced with pure love and joy as he whispered the secret — “I am the Messiah.”
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