The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in John 2:11,
"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."
The first sign Jesus used to reveal who he was, "his glory", was to turn water to wine. A wedding took place at Cana. Jesus, his mother, and his disciples all attended. When the wine ran out, Jesus turned water into wine at his mother's request.
I note this wine was very good. The "master of the banquet" could not understand why this wine, the wine Jesus had made, was not served before the other wine (he didn't know the origin of it). Can you imagine drinking wine hand-made by the Son of God?! It had to have been the best ever had by anyone!
Many struggle with the notion that Jesus Christ performed his many miracles. Some have even sought to gain an understanding of who Jesus "really" was by stripping the miraculous from the gospels. These unbelievers will never gain an understanding as they attempt to filter the full account left us about Jesus Christ in the Scriptures.
Earlier in John's gospel, we read that Jesus Christ, the Son of God was the creative agent within the godhead, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." Further we read, in verse 14, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
It was the Son of God himself that created all we see and know of in the cosmos. Not only did he create things, he also established the laws of physics we have come to learn of that his creation is governed by. Gravity, the laws of thermodynamics, etc.
It is not given to man to abrogate the laws of physics. We are constrained by them. However, the author of these laws is not. He created it all and determined how all will work together. As such he is entirely free as the Creator to do whatever he desires, even negate his own designs and the physical laws that govern them. This is what was active when Jesus turned the water to wine.
Any one of Jesus' miracles demonstrated his deity. Whether he turned water to wine, stilled a storm, walked on water, healed the blind and lame, any one of these authenticates he was who he said he was. He clearly established his credentials as God and certified he was the One we need to turn to for the forgiveness of our sins.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
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"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."
The first sign Jesus used to reveal who he was, "his glory", was to turn water to wine. A wedding took place at Cana. Jesus, his mother, and his disciples all attended. When the wine ran out, Jesus turned water into wine at his mother's request.
I note this wine was very good. The "master of the banquet" could not understand why this wine, the wine Jesus had made, was not served before the other wine (he didn't know the origin of it). Can you imagine drinking wine hand-made by the Son of God?! It had to have been the best ever had by anyone!
Many struggle with the notion that Jesus Christ performed his many miracles. Some have even sought to gain an understanding of who Jesus "really" was by stripping the miraculous from the gospels. These unbelievers will never gain an understanding as they attempt to filter the full account left us about Jesus Christ in the Scriptures.
Earlier in John's gospel, we read that Jesus Christ, the Son of God was the creative agent within the godhead, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." Further we read, in verse 14, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
It was the Son of God himself that created all we see and know of in the cosmos. Not only did he create things, he also established the laws of physics we have come to learn of that his creation is governed by. Gravity, the laws of thermodynamics, etc.
It is not given to man to abrogate the laws of physics. We are constrained by them. However, the author of these laws is not. He created it all and determined how all will work together. As such he is entirely free as the Creator to do whatever he desires, even negate his own designs and the physical laws that govern them. This is what was active when Jesus turned the water to wine.
Any one of Jesus' miracles demonstrated his deity. Whether he turned water to wine, stilled a storm, walked on water, healed the blind and lame, any one of these authenticates he was who he said he was. He clearly established his credentials as God and certified he was the One we need to turn to for the forgiveness of our sins.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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