The Wedding at Cana
John 2:1-11 NLT
“The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told Him, ‘They have no more wine.’”- John 2:1-3
Weddings were gala events that would last a whole week and involve the entire community. To run out of wine would be a travesty of grandiose proportions which would amount to a social disgrace that would haunt the newlyweds their whole life. This is why Mary brought running out of wine to Jesus attention. His response to her may have sounded curt and somewhat disrespectful, but in reality, the word ‘woman’ as a means of addressing someone, even ones mother, was considered a polite way for Jesus to speak to her. He was no longer under her care but was beginning His God given mission to save the world. That is why He said to her that it wasn’t yet His time. Expecting that Jesus would do what was necessary to remedy the situation, Mary told the servants to do whatever her son said.
It was customary for the wine to be diluted by three parts water to one part wine as the celebration moved on thru the week and the revelers taste for wine had dulled. This was the first miracle Jesus performed as He began His mission to save mankind. It was done so matter-of-factly that few even noticed. This was irrelevant to the Lord as He was simply responding to a socially important need.
How can this relate to us today? Perhaps we could take this event to mean to us that even the seemingly mundane things in life are important to someone and the Lord is always ready to meet the needs of His children. With His mission now complete Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father interceding for the saints. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
In His name & for His glory,
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
Resources: The Life Application Study Bible, p. 2283-2284, c.2007; Expositor's Bible Commentary (Abridged Edition): New Testament, c.2004.
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