PROCLAMATION
“Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars
with water’; so they filled them to the brim. Then He said to them, ‘Now
draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.’ They did so, 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 and said,
‘… you have saved the best till now.’ ” John 2:7-10 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These words are from the gospel, the good news
regarding Jesus, The Christ, according to the Apostle John and written under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God. Here, John records the
first public miracle which Jesus, The Christ, performed. (John 2:11)
Jesus and His disciples had been invited to a wedding at Cana
in Galilee. His mother was also there. (John 2:1-2) During the
celebration His mother told Him, “They have no more wine.” Then she told
the servants to do whatever Jesus told them to do. (John 2:3-5) The
servants filled the six large stone jars with water as Jesus had directed them
to do. Then they drew some out and took
it to the master of the banquet. Jesus
changed the water into wine without doing or saying anything. The master of the banquet told the bridegroom
that everyone else brings out the choice wine first. Then they bring out the cheaper wine after the
guests have had too much to drink. But
he said that the bridegroom had saved the best wine for last. (John 2:6-10) What Jesus did at the wedding banquet was the
first of many signs which He would perform through which He would reveal His
glory so that people would believe in Him. (John 2:11)
APPLICATION
The first point here is that the mother of
Jesus gave the servants some very good advice, which would also apply to us
today, “Do whatever He tells you.” (John 2:5)
The best thing that we can do today is to obey The Word of God.
The second point is that we are just like those large empty stone water
jars; we need to be filled to the brim with “the living water” from The Word of
God. The third point is that the miracle did not occur until after the
servants drew out some “water” and gave it to the master of the banquet.
When we share The Word of God with others, the change, or “the miracle” will
happen in the lives of those who receive it. We are not to keep The Word
of God to ourselves; we are to share it with others so that they may benefit
from its truth and its saving grace. If we obey Him, The Lord God can use
us to be a blessing to others.
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