1) Silence, Stillness and Centering before God (2 minutes)
2) Scripture Reading - John 2:6-11
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.” 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.
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.” 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.
3) Devotional
What do you think when people claim to have witnessed a miracle? I admit that I view reported miracles with skepticism. However when I see the result of a miracle, I believe it with all of my heart. In this passage, Jesus turns water into wine. Just like the master of the banquet, I would have needed to experience the miracle before I believed it.
The miracles that I witness most are changed lives. Paul writes in Second Corinthians 5:17, “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come.” When I claimed to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord and therefore become a new creation, I needed to see myself as a new creation in order to be sure that a miracle actually took place in me. If the water that was turned into wine did not look and taste like wine, it would not have been wine and no miracle would have occurred. If I look and act today as I did before I accepted Jesus as my Savior and Lord, no miracle would have occurred. Is there enough evidence in your life for you to believe that you are a follower of Jesus? If there is, a miracle has occurred. If you and your friends can experience your changed life, you then know that God did a miracle in you.
God is in the business of miracles. I have experienced one of His miracles personally.
4) Question to Consider
Have you experienced any miracles?
5) Prayer
Lord, thank you for changing my life. Continue to change me to look more like you. Transform my life beyond what I think is possible. In Jesus' name. Amen
Lord, thank you for changing my life. Continue to change me to look more like you. Transform my life beyond what I think is possible. In Jesus' name. Amen
