Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thurs.'s Devo. Cana of Galilee

Read John 2:1-11
Next we will travel to the city where Jesus performed his first public miracle. It makes me wonder how many non-public miracles he did. Was Mary used to seeing Jesus do extraordinary things? Is that why she told the waiters to do exactly what he said? Let's look at that miracle.
It begins on the 3rd day which is a clue something big is about to happen because something big always manifests on the 3rd day. Jesus goes to a marriage which is the perfect place to start his ministry which right away he gives us this clue. That is why God created the world - to find a bride suitable for his son. So it is fitting that he start here. At the wedding there is no wine so Mary tells Jesus. Jesus says, "Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come." Did she realize that he was talking about his death? I think this was one of the many things Jesus said for later. They didn't understand it then but they would need it and get it later. I think this was one of those lines. So there were these 6 waterpots that they used to clean their hands before they ate and Jesus tells them to fill them up with water. These 6 waterpots stood for people since 6 is the number of man. We are empty clay pots that he fills up with his spirit then what is drawn out of us is wine: joy, life, and the fruit of God. The thing that always gets my attention is the faith of these servants. They filled the dirty waterpots with water and they were told to take this dirty water and give it to the governor of the feast. Their lives were on the line. Yet they did it risking his temper when he would taste the dirty water expecting wine. But that is not what happened. He tasted the best wine he had ever tasted because it was God's wine. Jesus came to die and give us this "new wine".
Lord, may we remember that you are always at work in our lives turning our water to wine.

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