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I Am He 

“I am he.” I don’t know about you, but this line from Jesus to the Samaritan woman gives me chills. Today, let’s see how this story concludes and how we can apply it to our lives. 

At this time in history, the Samaritans had built a temple of worship to rival the one in Jerusalem. They had a long history of political and religious rivalry. Unfortunately, we still see that same attitude of rivalry and division among denominations and churches today. It’s easy to get caught up on the wrong issues and become divided. 

Jesus wants us to focus not on our different backgrounds, church affiliations, and worship styles, but on the one Lord who unites us in spirit and in truth. He wants His church to be whole, not fractured. Why? Because He knows that our spiritual enemy wants the church to be focused solely on division and competition. 

Besides Jesus Himself, Satan’s worst nightmare is a unified bride. Notice that we’re always called “the bride of Christ” (singular), not “the brides of Christ” (plural). Jesus is monogamous, and He’s coming for His one bride. 

As Christ’s church, the way we worship doesn’t matter so much as why we worship. Above all else, Jesus desires a pure heart that seeks Him. Remember, we learned before that it’s the inside of the cup that needs to be clean. 

I love the Samaritan woman’s response after Jesus revealed Himself to her. Her physical needs lost all importance at the knowledge of meeting Christ, so she left her water jar. For the first time in a long time, she felt loved. She found her true love in Jesus! 

She was a broken woman who was lost and longing for a love she couldn’t seem to find. But after she met her true bridegroom, she had a purpose and wanted this news to reach her community. She could hardly wait to share what she had learned and ran to tell others about her experience. 

Jesus offered her the true source of life, met her in her desperation, and gave her life new meaning and dignity. He does this for us, too. We’re never too bad or too broken to be restored and used by Him for His good purposes. 

Jesus came for us—sinners in need of a Savior. And when we say yes to Him, He doesn’t just change our own lives. He uses us to reach and impact people all around us.  

As we wrap up this story, I want you to know that there’s an everlasting love that will satisfy your every longing, and it can only be found in Christ. Open your eyes to the bridegroom before you today. Jesus is revealing Himself to you as the ultimate answer. He’s telling you, “I am he.”