John 2:1-11
Title: Jesus performs
His first miracle.
Analysis:
In
our text of scripture that we look at today, we see that Jesus has begun His
public ministry. Flowing right out of
Christ words to Nathaniel at the end of chapter one (vs 50), Jesus performs His
very first miracle. The setting is in Cana of Galilee, and the event is a
wedding feast that Jesus, His mother, and also His disciples were invited too.
At this particular time of the feast, the wine has run out Jesus’ mother makes
Him aware stating in verse 3, “They have no wine.” It is debated among scholars what this dialogue means. Was Mary expecting a miracle from Jesus, hence she tells Him they have no wine? Probably not, but she knew that He may have a solution to the problem that was presented. He had only ever had perfect solutions before, so perhaps she thought it would be wise to seek His counsel.
As
for the Lords response, he replies in a seemingly abrupt way that is somewhat
perplexing saying, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not
yet come.” Our Lord here seems to evade the miracle, but we know this is not
true for he performs it a few moments later. What we can conclude is that Jesus
is saying that he had come to this earth for a purpose, laying aside all earthy
commitments and only doing things that would give glory to Him and His Father.
Mary
must have recognized in some way that he would provide more wine, although she
knew not how. We know this because she tells the servants to listen to whatever
Jesus says. And now we come to the performance of this miracle.
Jesus
commands the servants to fill six stone water jugs to the brim with water. They
do and in an instant, the water becomes wine, a miracle showing the supreme
deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. The headwaiter observes that the wine tastes
excellent (Vs. 9-10) as do all the people. Finally verse 11 concludes this
section by stating that this is the beginning of the signs that Jesus would
perform. Not only was it a sign but it also manifested His glory, so that His
disciples believed Him. They knew that Jesus had power and by His signs, the
power must be from God.
Response:
As a
response, I must admit that it was a bit challenged to solve the dialogue
between our Lord and His mother. But what I do know is that in His sovereign
knowledge of all things, Christ worked out a fascinating miracle putting His
full glory on display. It is very important to realize that as sovereign king
of the universe I can go to the Lord whenever I need Him. Perhaps this is how
even His mother felt when she knew there was no more wine. Not only can our
Saviour help us in a time like show in the scriptures here, but He is also
there for us when we need to call upon His name.
At
any time, our Lord is willing to listen to our struggles as we lift up our
voices in praise and prayer to Him. Blessings,
Lucas C.
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