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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Thursday, January 5, 2023
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :John 2:1-11 Bible Verse:John 2:1-11 "On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine." "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now." This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him." Message:
It's a bit hard to follow the dramatic narrative here; John, always concerned more with the theological message than the story, leaves out a lot of detail. When Mary tells Jesus that they are out of wine, his response — "Why involve me? My hour is not yet come." — is hard to follow. And Mary's next response, telling the servants to do whatever Jesus tells them, does not fit with his dismissive response.
The metaphor, on the other hand, is transparent. Turning water into wine parallels the act by which Christ will transform into the resurrected Christ, who redeems us by shedding his blood. Now, his body is as ordinary and everyday as water; but in the time to come, it will change into something rare and valuable.
So, Christ’s remark to Mary, that His time has not yet come, treats his mother's words as if they are a request for him to perform the great miracle, transforming himself and mankind from earthly beings, the descendents of Adam and Eve, into something greater and more precious: souls forgiven for their earthly sins, who may dwell with God after their body dies.
The conversation between the banquet master and the bridegroom also lacks much in the way of storytelling — the point here isn't that Jesus had skills as a winemaker. The lesser or cheaper wine would seem to represent the prophets who preceded Christ. God has saved the best for last; Christ is the great wine, and he was given to us as the culmination of a long line of prophets.
In case you have not studied John, this is called the “first sign” because John structures his Gospel around seven miracles of Christ, depicted as intentional signs of His divinity.
Meditation : Prayer : God of love, Father of all, the darkness that covered the earth has given way to the bright dawn of your Word made flesh. Make me and all who confess your holy name people of this light. Make me faithful to your Word that I may bring your life to the waiting world. Grant this through Christ our Lord......Amen |
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