John 2
September Memory Verse: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV)
Read: John 2
We serve a miracle working God. This is who He has always been. This is who He will always be. As we look back through the Scriptures we see so many miracles of God:
Miracle after miracle - all throughout Scripture. God always does things all the way and His way. He never stops short. And miracles REVEAL the glory of God (v.11).
As we flip to the New Testament we see Jesus perform miracle after miracle. He does this (1) to show who He is but (2) because He doesn’t just love people, He likes people. He doesn’t care because He has to; He cares because He wants to.
And today we get to read about the FIRST of Jesus’ many earthly miracles - The Wedding at Cana.
Here we see Jesus authenticate who He is in a very symbolic way. They were at a wedding that ran out of wine. His mom asks Him to help, where in our opinion Jesus responds abruptly, yet we know that if we were present this would not be Jesus’ tone or heart.
His mothers’ response is interesting… “Do whatever He tells you.” She knew who He was.
So Jesus had them fill jars with water and take them to their master and it turned into new wine… the best wine that they had ever tasted. And this showed His glory and identity (v.11)
Make no mistake. It was not about the wine. It was about showing who He was referring back to Jeremiah 31:12 NLT, “They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts—the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil…”
He was showing them that the one that they had waited for is here. He has come to save His people. But many did not see it.
Do you see Jesus’ miracles in your life? Or do you miss them? The miracle of salvation. The miracle that Jesus loves and values you and wants to spend time with you. The miracle of healing from addiction. The miracle of healing of grief.
Remember, miracles reveal the glory of God.
If you are in a relationship with God through Jesus, you are a walking miracle… you crossed from death to life. Your sin has been forgiven! How is your life revealing the glory of God around you?
By: Nick Parsons
Read: John 2
We serve a miracle working God. This is who He has always been. This is who He will always be. As we look back through the Scriptures we see so many miracles of God:
- In Genesis, we read about God speaking the world into existence.
- We see with Noah, God protects and purifies the earth through a FLOOD.
- With Moses, we see God perform miracle after miracle to get Pharaoh’s attention and then use Moses to PART the Red Sea.
- In Jonah, we see God rescue His prophet, spitting him onto DRY GROUND, and a city repents.
Miracle after miracle - all throughout Scripture. God always does things all the way and His way. He never stops short. And miracles REVEAL the glory of God (v.11).
As we flip to the New Testament we see Jesus perform miracle after miracle. He does this (1) to show who He is but (2) because He doesn’t just love people, He likes people. He doesn’t care because He has to; He cares because He wants to.
And today we get to read about the FIRST of Jesus’ many earthly miracles - The Wedding at Cana.
Here we see Jesus authenticate who He is in a very symbolic way. They were at a wedding that ran out of wine. His mom asks Him to help, where in our opinion Jesus responds abruptly, yet we know that if we were present this would not be Jesus’ tone or heart.
His mothers’ response is interesting… “Do whatever He tells you.” She knew who He was.
So Jesus had them fill jars with water and take them to their master and it turned into new wine… the best wine that they had ever tasted. And this showed His glory and identity (v.11)
Make no mistake. It was not about the wine. It was about showing who He was referring back to Jeremiah 31:12 NLT, “They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts—the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil…”
He was showing them that the one that they had waited for is here. He has come to save His people. But many did not see it.
Do you see Jesus’ miracles in your life? Or do you miss them? The miracle of salvation. The miracle that Jesus loves and values you and wants to spend time with you. The miracle of healing from addiction. The miracle of healing of grief.
Remember, miracles reveal the glory of God.
If you are in a relationship with God through Jesus, you are a walking miracle… you crossed from death to life. Your sin has been forgiven! How is your life revealing the glory of God around you?
By: Nick Parsons
2 Comments
My friend Scott Collins wrote and recorded a song a number of years ago called Common Miracles. It's worth a few minutes of your time to listen to the song and watch the video. (Search YouTube: Common Miracles, William "Scott" Collins) If you are a parent and have experienced child birth, I'm sure you'll agree that every birth is miraculous.
Of the 7 billion plus people on planet Earth, no one is like you. I've read that humans are 99.9% identical and what makes us unique is a measly 0.1% of our genome. Biologists tell us that the human genome contains approximately 3 billion "base pairs" which reside in the 23 chromosomes within the nucleus of all our cells. The bottom line is that every human has the thumbprint of God and is a unique creation.
We interact with "common miracles" every day without giving it much thought. I pray that God will give me, and our church, a heart to reach all of these uniquely created miracles with the Gospel. Thanks for the commentary Nick.
Ah, I love this chapter, and particularly the glimpse into Jesus and Mary’s relationship! Typical mom move— she totally ignores his protest and just tells them to do what he says. It’s obvious that he has taken care of things like this before, and she knows exactly what he can do to save the situation. And he loves her so much he does!
Also liked your observation, Nick, that Jesus loves and even likes people, and that’s why he reaches into our lives. It certainly is no merit of our own, as John pointedly tells us at the end of the chapter. :) Jesus sees us with clear eyes and still loves (and likes!) us. Amazing.