Point of Departure: Do You Know Whom You Worship?
John 4, with special focus on verses 23–24
Destination: Rekindling Intimacy with Yeshua the Messiah
“But an hour is coming—indeed it is here now—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. For the Father is seeking such people as His worshipers. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
— John 4:23–24, TLV
I was just thinking…
The voice of Yeshua still echoes to those with ears to hear: “A time is coming—and has now come—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth.”
This isn’t just a poetic phrase. It’s a piercing, prophetic call to return to the heart of worship—not a form, not a denomination, not a performance—but a relationship rooted in truth and stirred by the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit).
The story of the woman at the well in John 4 has always held deep significance for me. Her journey mirrors the questions so many of us wrestle with: Who is Yeshua, really? Is He the Saviour we imagine—or the Saviour He reveals Himself to be?
Let’s be honest: our understanding of God doesn’t always align with His truth. As Isaiah reminds us,
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.”
— Isaiah 55:8–9
We often build God in our image—shaped by our expectations, our pain, our traditions. But God is not confused about His character. He is the “Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh” — “I AM THAT I AM.” (Exodus 3:14)
He is not only Love and Mercy. He is also Righteousness and Justice. He extends compassion but also speaks truth that wounds before it heals. (Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 12:19) That’s not contradiction—it’s completeness. And it’s what we often resist.
The Samaritan woman resisted too—until Yeshua exposed her deepest need.
She had worshipped… but without knowledge. She had heritage… but no intimacy. She had thirst… but no Living Water.
Yeshua’s words to her were not a rebuke to her efforts but a revelation of her need:
“You worship what you do not know.”
— John 4:22
He didn’t say she wasn’t a worshiper. He said she didn’t know the One she worshipped. There’s a massive difference.
And so it is with many of us.
We claim heritage—Synagogue, Moravian, Baptist, Pentecostal, Non-denominational… We quote our spiritual lineage. We boast in our church traditions and affiliations, synagogue, relationship with human idols, and connections. We sit at the well, just like she did, recounting our connections to Abraham, Jacob, and Israel.
But do we know the One who gave the well?
Are we still asking, like the woman did: “Are You greater than our father Jacob?”
Do we recognise that the Giver is infinitely greater than the gift?
Her problem wasn’t worship—it was relationship. Her worship lacked revelation. And yet, Yeshua didn’t leave her. He stayed. He drew her in. He uncovered the truth of her life, pain, and shame—not to condemn, but to redeem.
She could’ve walked away when it got hard, when the conversation became personal, when Yeshua revealed the truth about her past. But she didn’t. She stayed. And in staying, she met the Messiah.
What followed was nothing short of a revival. She ran back to her village, testifying of Yeshua, and many believed because of her words. The one who was once spiritually parched became a wellspring of life to others.
A Prophetic Call: Stay in the Conversation
Beloved, if you’ve felt dry, disconnected, or distant from God, let this be your point of departure. Not from faith—but from religion without revelation. Like the woman at the well, many of us have grown up in the shadow of truth but never truly encountered the Living Word.
But Yeshua is waiting by the well.
He’s still asking questions.
He’s still offering Living Water.
He’s still revealing Himself to those who stay and listen—even when it gets uncomfortable.
Are you willing to be honest with Him?
Are you willing to stay in the conversation until your heart burns with revelation?
A Challenge from the Well:
🌿 Spend intentional time in the presence of the Lord.
🌿 Ask the Ruach HaKodesh to reveal any false perceptions you’ve held about God.
🌿 Ask Yeshua to help you know Him—not just the version of Him passed down through tradition—but the One who speaks Living Truth.
Worship in spirit and in truth is not performance. Its proximity.
It’s not ritual. It’s relationship.
And it begins with one question:
Do you truly know whom you worship?
Well stated. Makes you reflect on your relationship with God as intended. I will look back at that part in the Bible again!
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I find myself in the sandals of the woman at the well so often. Her story in many ways is my story, our story, and just as she was delivered, so can we be. We must be willing, however, to open our hearts and surrender our wills to the wisdom, revelation, and move of God.
I’m actually doing a Soul Care Series on YouTube titled, “Lessons From the Woman At The Well.” (FYI – I haven’t posted lessons four and five as of yet. I will be posting those lessons when I post lesson six on Thursday of next week). In addition to the Soul Care videos, I am writing a book with a study guide for practical applications based on this series, “Lessons From the Woman at the Well.”
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