When the wine finishes…

A story I read this morning interested me a bit. There was a wedding that Jesus was invited to in the Bible. He went there with his disciples and something interesting happened. Right in the middle of the wedding feast, his mother came and informed him that the wine was finished. “They have no wine” she said to him. Wine was the singular essential ingredient of any wedding party in Israel and when it finished, the wedding ceremony had unceremoniously come to an end. Interestingly, he replied her that it wasn’t his time to show forth his powers yet but rather that argue with him, she exhibited unwavering trust in his ability to save the situation. “Whatever He tells you, do”, she instructed the servers at the wedding.

Trust God absolutely

Many times in the course of this year, wine will run out (the essential ingredient for celebration in our lives might be missing). I need not panic about the situation. All I need to is express absolute trust in God. In fact, like the wedding situation, He may not actually want to step into it. I might not qualify for help and a miracle but strong belief in Him and an uncompromising resolve to do whatsoever He’ll say or command will grant me access to his help and miracles.

Obey with passion and zeal

Jesus told the servants to fill the pots with water and they filled them to the brim. They weren’t worried that they were filling wine pots with water, they just did it enthusiastically all the same. It didn’t bother them that it looked stupid. They just obeyed without question. My faith and action steps this year must show that I’m ready to go that extra mile to obey and please Him.

I’ll finish this post tomorrow….watch out.

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