John 4:11-14
She *said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do You get that living water? You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?” Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
The world has a desire to be satisfied. They seek many different ways to quench their thirst and those inward desires. Yet, despite all their work, their education, their skill sets, and/or their effort, we see them dip into empty wells with buckets full of holes. They can't get from this world what they want, or, more importantly, what they need. When Jesus alluded to having some source of water that would quench physical thirst and end the effort of drawing water every day (think what she would have said if she saw our modern faucet and plumbing system). Jesus promises so much more than what we think we could ever have. Having Jesus is to have the fullness of God (John 1:27). IN HIM is the fullness of life. Note how the Psalmist records this thought for us:
Psalm 16:11
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Through Jesus we have life and we have it abundantly (John 14:27). We need to rejoice in what we have in Him and how that will satisfy our ever longing. The world's wells are empty at best. We drop our buckets riddled with holes into a well of dust and dirt. We drink the content as though it could ever satisfy, yet they dry contents only causes us to desire pure and perfect water ... that only Jesus can deliver. The world offers nothing to help us. It is through Jesus that we can be satisfied.
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