Out of Wine!

 

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Three days later Mary, the mother of Jesus, was at a wedding feast in the village of Cana in Galilee.

Jesus and his disciples had also been invited and were there.

When the wine was all gone, Mary said to Jesus, “They don't have any more wine.”

Jesus replied, “Mother, my time hasn't yet come! You must not tell me what to do.”

Mary then said to the servants, “Do whatever Jesus tells you to do.”

At the feast there were six stone water jars that were used by the people for washing themselves in the way that their religion said they must. Each jar held about 100 liters . Jesus told the servants to fill them to the top with water. Then after the jars had been filled, he said, “Now take some water and give it to the man in charge of the feast.”
The servants did as Jesus told them, and the man in charge drank some of the water that had now turned into wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants did. He called the bridegroom over and said, “The best wine is always served first. Then after the guests have had plenty, the other wine is served. But you have kept the best until last!”

John 2:1-10

Why did Mary think that Jesus could do something about the problem of running out of wine at a wedding? This is a question not answered in scripture, but Mary obviously had reason to believe that Jesus had the power to do that which was miraculous.

Jesus told Mary it was not time yet for Him to do this kind of thing, but He did it anyway!

It is certainly important that we try to determine God's will in any situation, but it is alright to tell Jesus what your will is. My will is for the Holy Spirit to bring back the one who has wandered away, sooner rather than later. It is an marvelous combination of the Shepard seeking the lamb that wandered off and the Father waiting for the prodigal to come home. God waits for and seeks the lost!

The first miracle Jesus did was at the request of His mother Mary even though He told her not to ask Him.

"Lord, we are not out of wine but there are so many concerns in life that are to us like the wedding running out of wine. We planned and prepared, but now it is not enough. I know that my life and problems may not be significant in the "grand scheme of things," but I know that the wedding running out of wine was not important either until You stepped in and turned the water into wine! Please Lord, turn my water into wine and let my every moment be part of a miracle You are doing today! Amen!"