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When Jesus does anything, big or small its for one reason and one reason only - to reveal himself as God.
(v.11)
Theses days there’s so much talk about who Jesus is.
Where he is.
What’s he’s doing.
Pew research what people believe about Jesus...
But as Christians we’ve driven a stake in the ground and said for God I live for God I die.
Jesus take and use all of me.
But what do between now and when Jesus shows up?
What do we do between the promises of God and the fulfillment.
More importantly how are we to understand the fulfillment of his promises.
God isn’t in the business of endowing us with obligatory blessings: health, peace, wealth, restored relationships, freedom from addiction, prodigal child returned home, a new car, a healthy marriage, a growing career.
Just b/c He’s your heavenly Father and your his child.
It’s not like He’s big daddy war-bucks from Annie, that gives His adopted kids anything they want.
Have you ever stopped to ask; God why am I so blessed?
Why didn’t you leave me the way you found me.
I know that we’ve be taught to count our blessings, but what about asking why these blessing.
Today as we explore the first of Jesus signs that He is God’s gift to the world, we’re going to answer the why question.
Why does God bless us with: Spiritual, material, and physical things.
Why does he grant us favor beyond salvation?
We’re going to start that work by exploring a well known story about Jesus at the “Wedding of Cana” where he famously turned water into wine.
Though this story has been used to justify drinking and to encourage people to name their blessing and claim it.
I assure you the purpose of this account is anything but that.
Right off the bat what you need to know is that...
When Jesus does anything, big or small its for one reason and one reason only - to reveal himself as God.
(v.11)
That’s the lens through which you have to read this miracle through.
Le’s put our Biblical-bifocals on and work to understand and apply God’s Word to our lives as it relates to the why behind God’s blessings to us.
Open your Bible to John 2:1-10.
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I’ve decided to divide this story into 2 parts: 1.
The first deals with what we do between blessings.
2. What to do with God’s favor once we get it.
Let’s start with the first half, in between now and then we should.
We know that God is going to come through, so what do between now and when he actually does.
Between Now & Then… We should be...
Be more about God’s will than what people want you to be about.
(v.1-3)
John 2:1-3 “1 On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee.
Jesus’s mother was there, 2 and 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.””
The setting is a wedding, Jesus is present along with his mother, his disciples, and countless other.
In order to best understand the urgency of Marys request, you need to understand that Jewish wedding in those days were big deal.
Even more so than our modern weddings, there are historical accounts wedding celebrations lasting up to 2-weeks.
John doesn’t tell us how long the celebration had been going on he simply raises the issue of running out of wine.
In the days of Christ to run out of food and wine would have been a major embarrassment for the newly weds and their families.
Knowing all of this Jesus’ mother Mary approaches her son b/c she knows that he’s the only who can fix the problem.
This idea is somewhat lost on us, at our wedding reception when the food runs out or when the bar closes its sign that says you’ve had enough, its time to get ready to go.
There’s no shame associated with it, at least not that I’ve heard of.
Jesus’ response to his mother’s request, has been the source of great consternation.
Check out what he says in v.4...
“4 “What has this concern of yours to do with me, woman?”
Jesus asked.
“My hour has not yet come.””
It sounds like Jesus is disrespecting his mother and depending on how you were raised.
His response would have gotten you a quick backhand to the face.
Wouldn’t it be crazy to read that Mary smacked Jesus for talking back to her.
But this is Jesus.
He’s not like you and I, He’s not motivated by his flesh.
He’s always about serving Father’s will.
And He takes offense to anything that get’s in the way of it.
So how should we understand his response to his mother?
I’ve assume that you have a working understanding of what God’s will is for you.
But incase you don’t know.
God’s will is both universal and specific.
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All Christians should give themselves to the process of sanctification - becoming more like Christ and less like the old you on a daily basis: thinking, acting, looking, speaking, and loving more like Jesus.
That’s the universal part.
The specific part is...
2. Using your unique skills to serve Jesus.
Giving him to glory for being able to do what you do on regular basis with little to no effort.
Cooking savory food.
Organizing financial books.
Building things.
Negotiating contracts.
Leading others.
Protecting networks.
Excelling at academics.
Playing sports.
All of us have specific gifts that can and should be used to glorify God.
But your skills are you unique to you, that’s what makest them specific.
We have a duty and obligation to glorify God in all that we do through our service to Him.
We we’re saved to serve - not sit.
We we’re saved to be about doing God’s thing - not our own.
The key to understanding Jesus response, is found in the last 6 words of v.6.
Dear mother why are you bringing this issue to me.... “my hour has not yet come.””
IOW his heavenly father had not yet released him to perform miracles as a means to reveal himself as Messiah.
As the one who came to save the world from their sin.
Jesus is not disrespecting his moms, but he does want her to know that His Fathers business is superior.
Let this be a word of warning, especially for our newlyweds.
As a Christ-follower, it's imperative that, like Jesus, you be about your Heavenly Father's business.
It supersedes everything and everyone.
His will is final, not your parents'.
Not your spouse.
Not your friends.
What the Lord wants of you, takes president over everything and everyone.
There’s great freedom and provision in prioritizing God’s will above what everyone expects of you.
If your’e torn between what you think God wants you do and what others expect of you, remember that you have one master and His name is God.
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