WATER TO WINE

March 25th | Pastor Gino

In John chapter 2 Jesus is at a wedding celebration. The wine runs out and Mary, his mother, asks him to help out. While there are plenty of points to be made about the story, the main point is the miracle that occurs where Jesus turns water into wine. Three things are worth noting.

First, we see the power of the Lord Jesus. There is no pomp or pageantry concerning this miracle. He tells the servants to fill the water pots with water and then simply wills the water into wine. He is not bound by the physics he created. Is anything too hard for the Lord (Gen 18:14)?

Second, we see the pleasure of the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus takes great pleasure in meeting even the simplest needs of his people. The consequences of running out of wine would have been dire, but Jesus is happy to save the day.

Third, we see the perfection of the Lord Jesus. Jesus doesn’t just make wine; he makes good wine because everything the Lord does is good (Psalm 145:17).

So, what does this seemingly small little miracle have to do with us? Actually, a lot! If you are in Christ, it is because you have been changed by the power of Christ and the power of the gospel which he accomplished (Rom 1:16-17). In the same way in which he wills water into wine, he changes and transforms men’s hearts and lives to become the children of God (2 Cor 5:17).

Furthermore, Jesus was pleased to save you. Whether it is for the wine of a wedding celebration or for the salvation of men’s souls to participate in the Great Wedding Banquet at the end of the age, it was for the joy set before him that Jesus endured the cross (Heb 12:2).

And finally, we know these things are true because he is a good and perfect Savior. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for sins, and it has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified in Him (Heb 10:14).

It is impossible to change water into wine, just as it is impossible for men to enter into the kingdom of God by their own will or of their own doing. But… with God, all things are possible. By the power, pleasure, and perfection of Christ we have been changed into the children of God (1 Jn 3:1) and it is glorious in our sight.

So, rejoice dear saint! Be of good cheer! For our God reigns and a Great Wedding Celebration awaits for all those who are invited to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Rev 19:9)! Oh, what a day that will be!