June 16, 2022

John 2: 1-11 (NIV)

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. . . . and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine . . . This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee . . . [Read the entire passage]

Yahweh is constantly overseeing human affairs.*

Many – make that most – times, my prayers are shallow and selfish. I am aware of BIG needs in the world – lost souls, persecuted Christians, dying children, man’s inhumanity to man – but my world is small. Even when I pray for other people, they are usually the people in my world. As I grow in Christ and learn to delight in him, the desires of my heart become less frivolous and more in harmony with his will. But as my relationship with the Lord becomes more intimate, the more aware I am that he cares about what I care about – even in my small world.

Jesus demonstrates that he is interested in more than just the big picture by performing, as his first miracle, a favor for his mother. As Max Lucado writes, he “used his premiere miracle on a social miscue.”* Was there any eternal significance to saving his host from disgrace? John says it was the first of his miraculous signs, that through it he revealed his glory, and that his disciples put their faith in him. As to his purpose in performing this particular miracle at this particular venue, we aren’t told; the facts in evidence, however, tell us two important things about Jesus:

· He chose to act on his own schedule for his own reasons.
· His interest in human affairs is not limited to weighty matters, but his involvement has eternal significance.

Invite Jesus into your life. I can’t promise that he will be the life of the party but he promises to give you life to the full (John 10: 10). Let him handle the details and the heavy lifting.

While he chided the religious elite of his day, he listened deeply and intently to the cries and the pleas of the common folk. They mattered to him. Their personal suffering provided the context for the gospel.*