Joh 2:5 His mother said
to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." 6 Now there were
set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of
the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them,
"Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
8 And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of
the feast." And they took it.
John sets the scene for
the miracle. There are 6 stone water pots with the capacity of 20-30 gallons
apiece. That’s anywhere from 120 to 180 gallons of water. That’s a lot of
liquid! The water pots were there for the sole function of the purification
rite of the Jews. Jewish law was very strict about washing one’s hands before
eating bread. “For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they
wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. (Mark
7:3
Jesus then tells the
servants to fill the water pots to the brim with water, and then ladle some out
and bring it to the master of the feast. Okay, at this point, let’s put
ourselves in the sandals of these servants. The master of the feast was like
the modern-day head waiter, and the idea here of course was to sample the wine
before releasing it to the invited guests.
Did you ever consider
the courage these servants must’ve had? They knew what they had poured into
those jugs and it wasn’t wine! They may have had knee knockin’ visions of the head waiter
spitting out a mouthful of water and then punishing them for their bad joke!
With the abundance of empty wine glasses, he likely was in a foul mood anyway!
But the servants obeyed anyway!
In my opinion, there are
two miracles here, and the obedience of the servants is the first one! They
likely knew nothing about this wedding guest, but He commands them to do something
and they do it! There’s something supernatural about their obedience. With
their knees knocking they feel compelled to obey this son of a carpenter from
Nazareth!
“Whatever He says to
you, do it!” Good advice concerning Jesus Mary! Even when it doesn’t make sense…..do
it! Now, be careful here. I’m not talking about wacky, out of context,
obedience, that conflicts with the Word of God. I’m talking about the kind of
obedience that flies in the face of the way the world tells us to live
The world will tell us
so many things that seem right to a man, but its end is the way of death. (Prov
14:12) So purpose in your heart to do it
God’s way, because His way leads to life. Oh yes, your knees may be a knockin’
but in doing it God’s way, you invite Him into the mix, and when God is in the
mix, miracles follow!
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