Quote for the Day
“…and his disciples put their faith in him.”
Today's Prayer
This week ask God what relationship focus with Him He has intended for you to experience this week. Rest in Him and allow Him to bring it to you.
John 2:1-11
John 2:1-11 (NIV)1 On the third day a wedding took place at in . Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”4 “Dear woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”They did so, 9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10 and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”11 This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at in . He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.
Message
So far we have seen John herald the coming of Jesus, baptize Jesus, and point to Jesus as the one and only Messiah. Next we saw Jesus gathering His disciples. Now we come to the point where Jesus is about to give a physical sign of His relationship to the Father. A wedding is taking place and, following the customs of the day, it is a great celebration. However the host either miscalculated the number of expected guests or a few extras showed up at the last minute. Either way they were out of wine. Mary the mother of Jesus has discovered the need and knows how to solve the problem. She alone among mankind has had the opportunity and privilege to be at the side of Jesus for some 30 years. She not only knew the true identity of her son, she was fully accepting of it. Mary was one who had a relationship with God that flowed directly from her total submission to the Father which began very early in her life.Jesus’ initial answer was to note to Mary that the issue was not a concern to neither Mary nor Himself, yet He also knew that it was the concern (or desire) of the Father to manifest His power, so He responds appropriately. This was an opportunity to show the power of the Father working through Jesus. The Father desired to show the world that because of the relationship between the Father and the Son, the Son had control over the world we live in. The simple (to God) act of turning water into wine is a small and simple proof text to the power that the Son has because of His relationship with the Father.The value of this action is seen in verse 11, “…and his disciples put their faith in him.” We talked previously about how Jesus told Nathanael that he and the others would see much greater things. This was simply the first and a very minor example of God’s power. As we shall see many times in the book of John, the power of the Father working through His Son has far more reaching consequences than simply turning water into wine.Jesus did the will of the Father, and the disciples responded by believing. They then grew in their relationship with the Son. It is all about relationships; the miracles are simply an added bonus!