Jesus didn’t abide by cultural standards

The story of Jesus and the woman at the well is a story of how Jesus destroys the culture of the day. His coming wasn’t about creating a new culture, it was about a new relationship with God.

So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. John 4:5

Jesus had to go through the country of Samaria because He was on His way to Galilee. In Matthew 10:5, we see Jesus say to the disciples as He sent them out not to go the way of the Gentiles nor to the cities of Samaria. The Jews didn’t deal with the Samaritans as seen in verse 8, yet, Jesus went anyway. He knew the need of the woman He was about to meet was great.

What we learn here is: the need around us is great and there are people who need to meet Jesus. Do not let the cultural standards of our world keep us from telling the Good News of Jesus Christ. When the need is great, Jesus’ message of salvation needs to be shared.