Water To Wine

Today we are going to look at one of the first recorded miracles of Jesus. It can be found in John Chapter 2

Its the story of Jesus turning Water to wine. Lets read the story a little bit

John 2:1–12 CSB

1 On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’s mother was there, and 2 Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding as well. 3 When the wine ran out, Jesus’s mother told him, “They don’t have any wine.” 4 “What does that have to do with you and me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.” 5 “Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants. 6 Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained twenty or thirty gallons. 7 “Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the headwaiter.” And they did. 9 When the headwaiter tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom 10 and told him, “Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people are drunk, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.” 11 Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him. 12 After this, he went down to Capernaum, together with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.

John 2

Now how does this apply to us?

Well first we need to understand that weddings back then were big deals, even today. We know weddings are big deals today. But back then they would last around 7 days. They were for the whole community and the family not just the two getting married.

We know from the first part of the story, that they were on day 3 of the wedding and they ran out of wine.

Now this is a big deal back then. They were responsible to provide the food and wine for the whole week.

It brought shame to the family if they were to run out.

So Mary, Jesus mom brought the attention to Jesus.

Jesus Response

In Vs 4 we see Jesus response.

John 2:4 CSB

4 “What does that have to do with you and me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.”

Here Jesus was not mad at his mom or trying to speak rudely to his mom. Instead he was pointing out that his time to reveal himself fully as the Son of God has not came just yet.

He was still kinda flying under the radar for a lack of a better way of saying it.

But Jesus understood something had to be done. So he quietly stepped in to action.

We see in in vs 7 and 8what he said

John 2:7 CSB

7 “Fill the jars with water,” Jesus told them. So they filled them to the brim.

John 2:8 CSB

8 Then he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the headwaiter.” And they did.

When the waiter tasted it He was shocked Because the wine was good lol.

in fact he went up to the groom and said in vs 10

John 2:10 CSB

10 and told him, “Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people are drunk, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.”

So they would start off with the good wine and when people could no longer tell the difference they brought out the bad stuff.

What Does This Mean For Us

Through all of this Jesus did it quietly the groom the head waiter and the rest of the party did not know what he did. Only his disciple a couple of the servant and his mother knew what he did.

He did this quietly.

We are called to do the same. We are called to help people and do it quietly.

that some times can be hard to do. We like that pat on our back.

But we have to remember we are earning our reward in heaven not here on earth.

Matthew 6:19–21 CSB

19 “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:7 CSB

7 When you pray, don’t babble like the Gentiles, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

Matthew 6:21 CSB

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:19-