Day 22 - John 2:1-11

1 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”

4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”

5 But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. 7 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, 8 he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions.

9 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. 10 “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!”

11 This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.


Terrie's Comments:
Jesus made 120-180 gallons of good wine out of water.  Did you notice what the master of ceremonies said?  "A host always serves the best wine first,"  But Jesus had made wine that was better than their best wine and it was brought out when everything else had run out.  

-Jesus is always the best.  
-Jesus rescue's us even when we go to him when we are at the end of ourselves.
-Jesus does abundantly more than we can ever imagine.
-With Jesus the deeper we go, the better it gets!
-Mary believed that Jesus could do what was needed to meet the need that had come up at the wedding feast and save the family from embarrassment.  Even though Jesus responded that it was not his time yet... He responded to her expectation that he would do it anyways.  He still responds to believers who call out to him with expectation that He will meet their need.



Tori's Comments:

I love how much faith Mary shows already. I wish I could have a similar mindset.

You know, instead of "Jesus, do this and this and this and it will solve my problem",  I could say "Jesus, here's my problem. Please solve it." Instead of telling God what to do, we let him take control of our situations and our lives. 

There's a lyric I really like that comes to mind when I want to be a control freak: it's "He's been God a long time. He knows what He's doing". I think when we want to control our own lives it relates more to issues trusting God. But just read the Bible and see how much he has handled already! Just Genesis 1 should be enough to show that you can trust Him. And then he does it again and again and again and again.... And He even sends His Son to die on a cross for us. His love never fails, He will never fail, so we can trust Him with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength.




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