
November 4, 2014: Compromised Bride
‘Even while the people were worshipping the Lord, they were serving their idols.’ (2Kgs 17:41a) Jesus began to prepare a ‘bridal bath’ for the Samaritan woman merely by speaking to her. His simple words—‘Will you give Me a drink?’ (Jn 4: 7)–release ‘living water’ that begins to dissolve a wall of sin and shame constructed over 1200 years. It is difficult to express the depth of the historic divide between Jews and Samaritans. She alludes to it instantly in response to His req