The wine supply ran out during the festivities,
so Jesus' mother spoke to him about the problem.
"They have no more wine," she told him.
"How does that concern you and me?" Jesus asked.
"My time has not yet come."
John 2:3-4
Jesus' first miracle, in Cana of Galilee, was turning water into wine.
Last winter, I happened to go to that very spot! As our tour bus pulled up, guess what we noticed just outside the modern-day shrine to this event?
A liquor store.
(Or, more factually, a Wedding-at-Cana souvenir shop with lots and lots of wine!)
Please be clear ... this story is not about the wine!
- It is about hospitality -- not having enough to serve the guest would bring shame to the host.
- It is about Mary's character -- she's not only entrusted with a shameful secret, but she actively seeks a solution rather than just passively showing sympathy.
- And it's about Jesus' power -- turning normal water into exquisite wine.
Mary probably didn't expect her son to perform a miracle. She was probably just trusting him to do whatever was right.
She was trusting him to do what was right! Normally that would mean searching the town for a barrel of wine. But Jesus surprised everyone with something better.
How about you? Do you trust Jesus to do what is right when you bring a problem to him? Or do you demand exactly what you want when you want it?
In Christ's Love,
a guy who wants to trust
... because I want His best,
not my plain and worldly
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