Friday, December 2, 2016

John 2

And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”  This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. vv.10-11
Read chapter 2
Oh how it's the way of the Lord to save the best for last!  The way of man is the opposite often as we see here.  The good wine was thought to be served first by the host so that the cheaper wine be unnoticeable later when the guest have well drunk already.  Jesus' made just the right amount of wine (v.7), not so much that they'd get drunk, as some people like to justify drinking heavily because of this miracle of Jesus, unless it was something the guest would abuse.  Jesus filled the water pots because they were empty and needed replenishing.  In what areas are you feeling empty and needing replenishing by Jesus right now?  Wine is drunk because it changes the way one feels, but has negative side effects.  Being filled with the Holy Spirit changes the way one feels, but only positive side effects.
"And His disciples believed in Him,"  this wasn't the first time they believed in Him but the meaning is more that they grew in faith.  How has your faith grown as you've seen a miracle of God that astonishes you as they saw here?  How often in the beginning in our walk with the Lord are our eyes and ears more astounded at God's working and why does that sometimes die?

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