Have you ever felt a deep emptiness — a longing you couldn’t shake no matter what you tried? The woman at the well in John 4 knew that feeling well. She had searched for love, acceptance, and worth in relationship after relationship, yet every attempt left her just as empty as before. One ordinary day, she went to the well to draw water. There she met Jesus. She offered Him a drink, not realizing He was the One her heart had been longing for all her life. In return, Jesus off

1 John 1:1–4 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it… We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete.” We have learned that

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” — John 17:3 It has always amazed me that Jesus’ desire is that we would KNOW Him. John learned this firsthand during his time with Jesus, so it’s no surprise that later in Paul’s ministry he echoes the same longing: “That I might KNOW Him.” The word know here means to grow in the knowledge of who Christ is. Why is that important? Because only then can we fully understand a