John 2:1-12
1And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Now Jesus also was called, and His disciples, to the marriage feast. 3And when wine had fallen short, the mother of Jesus says to Him, “They have no wine.” 4Jesus says to her, “What to Me and to you, woman? My hour is not yet come.” 5His mother says to the servants, “Whatever He says to do.”
6Now were standing there six water jugs of stone according to the purification of the Jews, each containing two or three measures (18-27 gallons). 7Jesus says to them, “Fill the water jugs with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8And He says to them, “Now draw out and be carrying to the head steward.” And they carried. 9But when the head steward tasted the water having become wine and knew not from where is, the head steward calls the bridegroom 10and says to him, “Every person first puts out the good wine, and when they have drunk freely, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”
11This beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed (trusted) in Him. 12After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples. And there they stayed not many days.
Good Day Child of God! "Father? Your Will Be Done!" I wish there were a secret message in these twelve verses. The truth is what it is. This is simply the story of how things got started for Jesus' Earthly Ministry.
There are some things to learn to be sure. Mothers have lots of power over their children in the Israeli household, even the adults. There is also the idea of the naming of the day of the week. Why do you suppose the Bible always says this day or that day in a number rather than Tuesday or Saturday, with rare exception? Let’s find out.
Today's easy lesson: What occurred at Cana of Galilee during the wedding above would be looked at these days as some kind of magic or trick. We have seen more difficult things, yet similar to what Jesus has done, on a talent show on television. We are jaded, but for those that were following Jesus, this small miracle was enough to have them Trusting Him, not just Believing Jesus may be the Messiah.
We in America live in a Republic. Rome also was a Republic but we get to vote for all of our leaders. The reason I tell you this is because Israel was a Theocracy. That means that not only is God that whom they worship, He is supposed to be their only leader. Because God is the Leader, the Ten Commandments become The Law, so the Israelites gave numbers to the days, except for the Sabbath. Everything then was spoken about in terms of either the day number, or the day before the Sabbath, after the Sabbath, and so on. The third day then was a Tuesday. Strange for us to think of that as a wedding day, but no one got married on the Sabbath or the Day of Preparation for the Sabbath, which would be Friday, and no work was done on the Sabbath, so that leaves Sunday out as well.
What is the message? It is very simple to Believe in Jesus, but it is a whole different matter to Trust what He has done through His suffering for your sin(s), ending that issue on the Cross with the words; "It is finished." Then being Resurrected from the dead to overcome death so that when you Trust what Jesus did for you, you are marked with the Holy Spirit. You become a Child of God, and you will always be a Child of God. It isn't a matter of days, times, knowledge, work or lack there of, it is simply a matter of taking the gift of Life He is offering and Trusting that it is Truth. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
This blog link: http://askgodsword.blogspot.com/
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
1And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Now Jesus also was called, and His disciples, to the marriage feast. 3And when wine had fallen short, the mother of Jesus says to Him, “They have no wine.” 4Jesus says to her, “What to Me and to you, woman? My hour is not yet come.” 5His mother says to the servants, “Whatever He says to do.”
6Now were standing there six water jugs of stone according to the purification of the Jews, each containing two or three measures (18-27 gallons). 7Jesus says to them, “Fill the water jugs with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8And He says to them, “Now draw out and be carrying to the head steward.” And they carried. 9But when the head steward tasted the water having become wine and knew not from where is, the head steward calls the bridegroom 10and says to him, “Every person first puts out the good wine, and when they have drunk freely, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”
11This beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and He revealed His glory, and His disciples believed (trusted) in Him. 12After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples. And there they stayed not many days.
Good Day Child of God! "Father? Your Will Be Done!" I wish there were a secret message in these twelve verses. The truth is what it is. This is simply the story of how things got started for Jesus' Earthly Ministry.
There are some things to learn to be sure. Mothers have lots of power over their children in the Israeli household, even the adults. There is also the idea of the naming of the day of the week. Why do you suppose the Bible always says this day or that day in a number rather than Tuesday or Saturday, with rare exception? Let’s find out.
Today's easy lesson: What occurred at Cana of Galilee during the wedding above would be looked at these days as some kind of magic or trick. We have seen more difficult things, yet similar to what Jesus has done, on a talent show on television. We are jaded, but for those that were following Jesus, this small miracle was enough to have them Trusting Him, not just Believing Jesus may be the Messiah.
We in America live in a Republic. Rome also was a Republic but we get to vote for all of our leaders. The reason I tell you this is because Israel was a Theocracy. That means that not only is God that whom they worship, He is supposed to be their only leader. Because God is the Leader, the Ten Commandments become The Law, so the Israelites gave numbers to the days, except for the Sabbath. Everything then was spoken about in terms of either the day number, or the day before the Sabbath, after the Sabbath, and so on. The third day then was a Tuesday. Strange for us to think of that as a wedding day, but no one got married on the Sabbath or the Day of Preparation for the Sabbath, which would be Friday, and no work was done on the Sabbath, so that leaves Sunday out as well.
What is the message? It is very simple to Believe in Jesus, but it is a whole different matter to Trust what He has done through His suffering for your sin(s), ending that issue on the Cross with the words; "It is finished." Then being Resurrected from the dead to overcome death so that when you Trust what Jesus did for you, you are marked with the Holy Spirit. You become a Child of God, and you will always be a Child of God. It isn't a matter of days, times, knowledge, work or lack there of, it is simply a matter of taking the gift of Life He is offering and Trusting that it is Truth. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
This blog link: http://askgodsword.blogspot.com/
Complete New Testament Grace Studies link: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
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