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One of the "holy grails" of modern technology is the long-lasting battery. Each new battery has sought to outlast its predecessor. We have progressed from simple cell batteries to rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries to nickel-zinc and nickel metal hydride and lithium ion batteries. Now, a recent innovation by Toshiba into super-charge ion batteries (see http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/07/28/toshibas-ultra-long...) has offered the promise of an even longer lasting battery for future electric cars. Yet, as much as we try to come up with some new type of long-lasting battery, each one of them will eventually go dead and need to be recharged.
When the Samaritan woman went to the well, she, too, needed a recharge -- in this case, water. However, this water would do nothing to refresh her spiritually. What Jesus offered her -- and us -- is that inexhaustible battery, namely himself, his "living water." When we get dry, when our batteries get low, we have an everlasting supply of spiritual power. All we need to do is tap into it -- into Jesus -- and get recharged.
When the Samaritan woman went to the well, she, too, needed a recharge -- in this case, water. However, this water would do nothing to refresh her spiritually. What Jesus offered her -- and us -- is that inexhaustible battery, namely himself, his "living water." When we get dry, when our batteries get low, we have an everlasting supply of spiritual power. All we need to do is tap into it -- into Jesus -- and get recharged.
