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6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim.
8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”
They did so, 9 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
10 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.”
11 What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. (John 2:6-11)
What was the actual purpose of this miracle ? Fourfold answer.
1. Reveal Jesus as creator (Elohim). How he transformed ordinary into something that did not exist in the very beginning.
2. The Holy Spirit. Jesus said to the samaritan woman in John 4, that when she drinks of the water He gives to her...she will thirst no more. She will have no need to drink of anywhere else but Him. The Holy Spirit is the anointing of the anointed Saviour. Zechariah 4:6, tells us that it is not by might, nor by power but by the Holy Spirit. Only when we make way for the Holy Spirit..not just know Him but believe in Him too...can the work of abundant life so overfill and overflow us.
3. The first people that benefited from this miracle was the wedding guests and the manager. Miracles are not for self-glorification. God does not perform miracles to exalt man to super-celebrity status. Miracles are there to bless and benefit others. It is meant to reveal Himself as the only one that satisfies. Be a servant of Jesus Christ not try to play God..Let Jesus be God and you and me learn to love others as Christ loved us.
4. The second group of people is of course the servants and especially the disciples of Christ. Can you imagine the moment they saw the water turning into wine and the reaction of it..Nobody knew how the miracle happened but the disciples of Christ do. They saw it..eventhough they had no drink of it..they saw it happen ! Their faith soared because of that. They recognised for the first time, who Jesus really is ! ...GOD !
God Bless You
Edwin Koh ...5/8/13
