On Sunday I listened to our
pastor deliver a message on the first miracle Jesus performed.
It was a miracle that took
place at a wedding celebration.
Everything was going fine
until the wine ran out.
Mary, the mother of Jesus,
told Him about this.
In a somewhat cryptic manner
Jesus asked what this had to do with Him.
Jesus then reminded Mary that
His time had not yet come.
Mary then told the servants
to do whatever He told them to do.
John 2:5 (NET) - His mother told
the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.”
Jesus instructed the
servants to fill six very large stone jars with water.
This done, Jesus told them
to draw some of it out and take it to the head steward.
By the time the steward sampled
this, the water had been transformed into wine.
Moreover, it was better than
the original wine they started with.
So much so it was remarked
upon.
John 2:9-10 (NET) - When the head
steward tasted the water that had been turned to wine, not knowing where it
came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he called the
bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the
cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”
A short time before I heard my
pastor’s message, I had just finished teaching my class.
In this class, we are
exploring what the Bible has to say about Heaven.
As I pondered the pastor’s
sermon in my mind I was reminded that death is not the end.
There is more to come.
Not only is there more to
come, what awaits us is even better.
No matter how much we love this
life and that which goes with it, what is to come will be even better.
The question then becomes,
how can we make certain we will be a part of it.
I think Mary gave us the
answer when she said, “Whatever He tells you,
do it.”
We can start by loving God and loving our neighbor.
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
Look for me at http://faithfulfeetteam.blogspot.com/ on
Friday, February 1, 2019.
I will be back here on Friday, February 8, 2019