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John 2:5-7
5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
For someone to say God’s people will run into problems would be an understatement. For someone to agree that God is able to bring us out of problems would make most say ‘duh’! But for someone to say that God’s people are always obedient to his commandments would be a lie. It never fails. Child runs into mess. Child cries to Father. Father hears child’s cry and gives instructions for child to get out of mess. Child does not listen. Mess continues. We could learn a thing or two from Mary and the men at the wedding. The mess: no more wine at the wedding. The advice: Whatever Jesus says for you to do, do it. The result: A miracle. Who would’ve thunk it? Total submission yields total Victory. A simple equation that brought forth natural results. Jesus told them to fill 6 waterpots with water. Look at how much they trusted this Teacher: they filled them UP to the BRIM. Talk about the cup running over. Look at how much Power your God has. Nowhere in the Scripture do you see Jesus touching the water or the pots. He told them to take the water to the governor of the feast. The servants did. As the priest drank the water, it turned into wine. TALK ABOUT POWER! TALK ABOUT FAITH! The servant’s problem was that there was no more wine. Here this Stranger was, telling them to fill some pots with water, they do it, and now He’s telling them to show WATER to a wine-deprived-governor! Because of their total submission, they were totally saved. If only 2 waterpots were filled they would witness only 33% percent of a miracle. If the pots were half filled, their miracle would have been half empty. If they did not take the water to the governor, it would have never turned into wine. Excuse me for asking dumb questions, but if they can trust a Stranger with some ice water, why can’t you trust the Savior with your income? If they can walk with water while they pray for wine, why can’t you hold on to a broken heart while waiting on a rekindled flame? If God is powerful enough to turn the most ordinary of water into the most exquisite of wine, why can He not take the simplest of prayers to the most powerful of all Promises?
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John 2:3
3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
3When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
Hot wings? Check. Meatballs? Check. Pigs-in-blankets? Check. Wine? No more. No more?! ‘Fraid so. That is the script that was spoken at the reception where Jesus was invited to. A great party where the Greatest of the Great was invited, and they ran out of the substance that made the party a party: wine. These party-goers did not drink wine to get tipsy. The wine was drunk in celebration. It was a symbol of life, of good times, of joyous days ahead. Running out of wine meant you ran out of life. Your bag of good times has a hole in it. Your box of joyous days untold has been emptied out. If a man could not afford to provide wine for his guest, how could he provide food and shelter for his wife? Talk about food for the paparazzi! Wait until everyone found out! It is not hard for me to put myself in the couple’s shoes. I too have ran out of the stuff that makes me me. If you’re honest, so have you. We have run out of the fire for Christ that once burned our bones. No longer do our eyes twinkle when the Name of Christ is mentioned. Puffed out chest of pride have made way for heads hung in shame when someone calls us Christians. In short: we have run out of wine. Check your wine closet. Is it empty? Have you lost your will to keep going? Have you misplaced your cup of conquering for Christ? What do you do when you run out of wine? The couple knew. Apparently they knew Christ well enough to invite Him to the party but not enough to ask for help in their mess. They did know someone who did: Mary. Mary knew what to do: tell Jesus. What do you do when you’ve ran out of wine? Tell Jesus. If your relationship with Him has been severed, fret not. An intercessor is waiting to pray on your behalf. Tell Jesus. He cares so much about you that even your embarrassment is a concern for the King of Kings.
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