ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Falaite Fepueli 24, 2023

Drinking from a Beer  באר

INU MEI HE PIA

EXODUS 2:15-16

MOSES FLED FROM PHARAOH AND STAYED IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN. AND HE SAT DOWN BY A WELL. NOW THE PRIEST OF MIDIAN HAD SEVEN DAUGHTERS, AND THEY CAME AND DREW WATER AND FILLED THE TROUGHS TO WATER THEIR FATHER'S FLOCK.

‘EKISOTO 2:15-16

Pea ‘i he fanongo ‘a Felo ki he me‘a ko ia, na‘a ne feinga ke tāmate‘i ‘a Mōsese. Ka ka hola pē ‘a Mōsese mei he ‘ao ‘o Felo, ‘o ne nofo ‘i he fonua ko Mitiani: pea ne nofo hifo ‘o ofi ki he vaikeli. 16Pea ko e taula‘eiki ‘o Mitiani na‘e toko fitu hono ngaahi ‘ōfefine ‘o‘ona: pea na‘a nau omi ‘o ‘utu vai, ‘o fakafonu ‘a e ngaahi kumete ke fakainu ‘a e fanga manu ‘a ‘enau tamai.

The Bible is full of beer stories - b'er, to be exact. A b'er is simply a watering place or well, but what happened at these wells was more than drinking. Abraham's servant found Isaac's future wife, Rebekah, at a well (Gen. 24). Jacob met his bride, Rachel, at a well (Gen. 29). And Moses encountered seven sisters, one of whom would be his wife, Zipporah, at a well (Exod. 2). Judging by the biblical stories, at wells, romance was in the air.

Thus it's not surprising when, at a well in Samaria associated with Jacob, Jesus engages a woman in conversation about marriage (John 4:1-26). She had had five husbands and was living with a sixth man. What she didn't realize at first was that a very different kind of romance was in the air. The Messian stood at this well to welcome her to be part of his bride, the church. From this divine Husband, the Savior of the world, she would receive living waters. And his Father she would worship in spirit and in truth. His well of mercy and love is deep indeed.

Quench our thirst, O Lord, with living waters that flow from the unfathomable well of your grace.