http://www.nxtgenmag.com/2008/05/19/just-do-it/
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. John 2:1-7 (NKJV)
I know you have all heard this story before, it’s commonly referred to as the “First Miracle,” and it takes place in Cana, just 12 miles north of Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown. We join Jesus as he and his followers enter the wedding. Mary runs up to Jesus and tells him they are out of wine. In this culture hospitality was very important and to not provide enough wine for you guest would have been a considered a terrible disrespect. I always wondered why Jesus so rudely called his mother “Woman.” I know if i did this to my Mom I would get a quick slap across the face. But, in the culture and language that Jesus lived and spoke referring to a lady as “Woman” was a show of respect and honor. What I really wanted to talk about was what Mary did and said next. After Jesus told her it was not hist time yet, she called to the servants and knowing that Jesus was about to do something wonderful and amazing she told them to “Whatever He says to you, do it.” And the amazing thing is … they did it. The filled the water jugs to the brim and it was turned to wine. Can you even imagine the shock on the faces of the servants when the drew the “water” out of the jug and saw that it was now wine? I find it funny that something that seems so meaningless was the first miracle that our Lord did. Of all the sick who needed healed, all the blind who needed sight, and all the lame who needed to walk, his first miricale and making the drinks at a wedding. I think we miss the most important part of this story and that is the words of Jesus’ mother “Whatever He says to you, do it.“ Isn’t that the foundation of the Christian faith? We are to do the Will of God. We aren’t to question if we should fill it all the way to brim or not we are to just “do it.” Imagine how much more we could accomplish for our Savior if we just did what he told us to do.
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