The Wedding in Cana
John 2:1-10
1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;
2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 And Jesus said to her, “What business do you have with Me, woman? My hour has no yet
come.”
5 His mother said to the servant “Whatever He tells you, do it.”
6 Now there were six stone waterpots standing there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing two or three measures each.
7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” so they filled them up to the brim.
8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” And they took it to him.
9 Now when the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine he did not know
where it came from (but
the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the groom,
10 and said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when the guests are drunk, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.”
11 This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
Introduction:
Like all scripture, there are many lessons in this text. I want to focus on just three.
1.Jesus goes where He is invited.
The text says, "Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.” (John 2:2). Jesus will not push His way into our lives. We’ve all heard the claim: “Christians are just as likely to divorce as non-Christians.” Could it be because Jesus was not invited to our wedding or our lives after the wedding? People who keep God at the center of their home and family stay married at far greater rates and even thrive within those marriages.
2. Jesus turns water into wine.
James says, “For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. (James 4:14) Life without Christ is just a vapor: “Futility of futilities! All is futility. (Eccles. 1: 2) Does your marriage and other things in your life seen as futile? Are you all out of wine? Jesus can turn that water back into wine.
3. Jesus saved the best until the last.
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. ( Psalms 30:5b) And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Rev.21:2). One day, we will sit down with Jesus at “the marriage supper of the Lamb.” (Rev. 19:7). As we look on His face and see all the wonderful food and desserts, we can truly say, Lord, you have saved the best for last. (Matt. 25:34) Christian, are you having problems in marriage or other parts of your life? Hold on! The best is yet to come.
Conclusion
If you want to be fully alive, invite Jesus into your life and turn to Him for help. We can invite Christ into dilemmas that seem embarrassingly inconsequential – dilemmas that seem ridiculously practical – and ask him to help. We who would have Christ to help with our marriage problems or other areas of life must invite Him through prayer. Then, like Mary told the servants, “Whatever He tells you, do it.” Just make sure it is Jesus speaking.
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