“The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”
“Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, he said,
“Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions. 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. “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!” This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.” (John 2:1-11 NLT)
John records the first miracle of Jesus in the gospel of John. Miracles are an act of God that can’t be explained by reason or logic, which is why we know that it is an act of God. As we read the situation above, we can take away two key points.
1. God works on His timing.
2. Obedience allows us to see God work in our lives.
When Jesus’ mother came to Him, she wanted Him to show that He was the Messiah. The One who, as promised to Israel. Jesus told her, “My time has not yet come” Many times in our lives, we want God to move right when we say go. God works on His timing. Patience is not often an easy virtue to possess in our lives of immediate gratification. We want what we want now! Yet, God knows the best timing. It is up to us to believe that His time is the best and right.
Next, we see Jesus’ mother tell the servants to do whatever Jesus tells them to do. Jesus then tells them to fill six jars up to the brim with water. We know that the servants did what Jesus said because, in the next sentence, it tells us that “When the jars were filled,” Jesus tells them to serve a cup to the master of ceremonies. A lot of times in our lives, Jesus tells us to do doing something.
When we obey, we see God work in our lives. I can’t say that if the servants did not obey Jesus that He wouldn’t have supplied the wine in another way. The point is that Jesus had a plan of how He was going to take care of the need. Just like God has plans for our lives, we have to obey His calling and prompting. When we obey, we see Him work in our lives.
Has there been a time when you had to wait on God’s timing? Or was there a time where God told you to do something, you did it, and you saw Him work in our life?
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