God alone can satisfy the longing of our hearts and provide that joy which we desire. In the passage we find that the woman was so overjoyed at meeting Jesus she left her water jar behind. This was because she had found ‘living water’. It changed her relationship with others such that she wanted to tell them about Jesus.

When she comes to the men she says to them ‘come see a man who told me everything I have ever done’. This should not surprise us because she had found God’s grace in Jesus Christ and this had transformed her life. Jesus knew everything about her and yet he had not condemned her.

Jesus came to do the will of the Father in seeking and saving that which was lost. This was his ‘food’ as he explained to the disciples who had been thinking about physical hunger. Jesus knew that he would have to go to the cross but he also knew that he would rise again. This is why he came. The message brings great joy. People need to be pointed to Him.