Preparing Others for the Second Coming, Even in a Fractured, Sinful, Spiritually Decaying Environment
When we think of Advent, we usually think of waiting—waiting for Christ’s arrival in Bethlehem and His return in glory. But Advent is not a passive season. It is a time of preparation, proclamation, and participation in God’s mission. One of the most powerful biblical examples of this is a woman who—by her society’s standards—should never have become a spiritual leader.
John 4:1–40 introduces us to the Samaritan woman at the well: a woman who was overlooked, dismissed, marginalized, and judged. Yet Jesus chose her as the first evangelist recorded in the Gospels to proclaim His identity as Messiah. And He did so intentionally.
Her story powerfully resonates with Advent 2025 because we are also living in a world fractured by sin, division, exhaustion, and spiritual decay. Yet, like her, Christ is calling women today to courageously carry His message into the chaos.
A Woman Society Ignored—The Encounter
The Samaritan woman lived in a culture where:
- Women were not seen as public witnesses.
- Jews and Samaritans despised one another.
- Her flawed lifestyle made her an outcast even among outcasts. People will condemn you based on speculation, while God will forgive you with the evidence.
She went to the well at noon—the time when no other women would be there—because she was tired of the gossip, judgment, and whispers. She was not the woman people listened to. She was the woman people avoided. When the world turns its back on you, God welcomes you with open arms.
The set-up: The Encounter was both personal and private—not by accident, but by design.
The necessity of Jesus’ journey is outlined in John 4:4: “I must need go through Samaria.”
Jesus crossed cultural, religious, moral, and social boundaries to show that the Kingdom of God is not built on human qualifications. It is built on Divine calling.
A Truth That Changed Everything – The transformation
Jesus revealed her emptiness, pain, relational brokenness, and spiritual confusion—and instead of condemning her, He offered her living water.
“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.”
—John 4:14
That moment altered the course of her life. She didn’t require a title, position, pedigree, or a flawless past. What she received was much more valuable: a personal encounter with Jesus.
A Woman Who Became a Messenger of Jesus – No longer thirsty
After meeting Jesus, she didn’t hide. She didn’t retreat. She didn’t wait until she had all the answers. Instead:
- She left her water pots. Immediately
- She left disgrace for Grace
- She left filthy rags for a designer original
- She left her adulterous lover for the Lover of her soul
- She left her good-paying job with benefits to testify to a city of misfits
She told them, “Come, see the man who told me everything I ever did.” (John 4:29)
Her past didn’t disqualify her. It became her testimony.
And Scripture records that:
“Many of the Samaritans…believed in Him because of the woman’s testimony.”
—John 4:39
In other words:
After her encounter with Jesus, she brought Him the city. She left her work for His work.
She was not a rabbi, apostle, a Jew, or a community leader. She was a mixed-breed, a vulnerable woman with a complex history.
Women Today: Called to Prepare the World
Advent 2025 is not just a season of reflection—it is a season of mission. Women today are living in a world:
- Divided by politics and culture.
- Exhausted by busyness and burnout.
- Spiritually dehydrated and searching for meaning.
We are surrounded by:
- Broken families
- Wayward hearts
- Communities that are thirsty for the Truth
Like the Samaritan woman, we are called to carry the message of Christ—not after we “have everything together,” but in the middle of real life, flaws and all. Share your story, not your perfection. Remember, it’s not how much you know, it’s how much you care.
Practical Application: Share one personal testimony this week about how Jesus has transformed or changed you.
See everyday places as wells of encounter: Choose one routine place and pray, “Lord, show me who is thirsty today.” Offer encouragement or prayer as the Spirit leads.
What Her Story Reveals to the Modern Church
1. God Uses Overlooked People
If the world has rejected you—God has not. He often chooses to reveal His glory through society’s rejects.
2. You Don’t Have to Escape Your Environment to Minister
The woman didn’t move to another town.
She went back to the same people —the same misguided, thirsty community—and shared Christ with them. She represented hope to a dying people. Light in a dark place and water in a dry land.
Spiritual revival begins right where we stand.
3. Your Story Is a Tool, Not a Liability
God does not erase your story. He redeems it.
Your worst chapters can become someone else’s reason to believe.
4. Evangelism Is Not About Having All the Answers
The Samaritan woman didn’t preach a theological dissertation.
She simply said:
“Come and see.”
Advent preparation is just that—an invitation.
Preparing Others for Christ’s Return Today
As we anticipate the Second Coming, the world doesn’t need perfect people—it needs living wells:
- Women who are filled with the presence of Christ
- Women who aren’t afraid to speak life in spiritually barren spaces
- Women who embody grace in a culture that is running dry
You don’t need a pulpit.
Your kitchen counter, your job, your neighborhood, your social media presence—these are your wells.
This Advent, Leave the Jar Behind
The Samaritan woman abandoned her empty water jars because she discovered something more valuable. She traded disgrace for grace.
This Advent, we are invited to leave our jars, too:
- The jar of fear
- The jar of insecurity
- The jar of shame
- The jar of “I’m not qualified.”
Because Christ has called us—not just to follow Him—but to prepare others for His arrival.
In a world growing darker, women filled with living water are more essential than ever.
May the Spirit of God raise up an army of modern Samaritans—women who, in broken societies, carry the message that Jesus still saves, still sees, still calls, and still changes cities.
This Advent let us prepare the world—not as spectators, but as messengers.