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 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, 5he water ran out — or became very low — and the contaminants from gasoline stations that had leaked in and sunk to the bottom layers of the water were being pumped out! When I turned on the water in my kitchen sink, it smelled terrible! Soon we were told: “Don’t use the water!” The water was full of benzine, a carcinogen. With two toddlers and a 6-year-old, we had a big problem!
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, as 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.
Reports say around 3 billion people have no access to the Gospel — no “living water!” Have you taken a deep drink yourself?
