The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in John 2:10,
"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."
These are the words of the master of the banquet at the wedding in Cana that Jesus, his mother and brothers, and his disciples attended. John tells us this is the setting where Jesus performed the first of his miracles, "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." Verse 11.
As I am sure we all do, I often tend to think of the comparative nature of the wine Jesus created in this account. It was better than the wine served earlier. The master of the banquet pointed out to the bridegroom that he had served the inferior first and now what was "best" was being offered. (I'm sure we all understand that alcohol impairs the senses to a degree and so the point the master of the banquet was making and the practice is an obvious one.)
The terminology the translators used in quoting the master of the banquet captures my thinking this morning. He is quoted not as saying the better wine, the more flavorful wine, the wine with an improved nose or color or clarity or whatever. The master of the banquet said "you have saved the best till now". The best!
And so Jesus Christ is! Comparatively, he is not the better anything. He is the best of anything and everything. His majestic glory, the splendor of his many faceted perfections, the profound wonder his works inspire within us, all manifests the incomparable superiority of our wonderful Savior! Just as the wine he produced was the best, so it reflects the nature of the One who created it: he is the Best!
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!
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"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."
These are the words of the master of the banquet at the wedding in Cana that Jesus, his mother and brothers, and his disciples attended. John tells us this is the setting where Jesus performed the first of his miracles, "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." Verse 11.
As I am sure we all do, I often tend to think of the comparative nature of the wine Jesus created in this account. It was better than the wine served earlier. The master of the banquet pointed out to the bridegroom that he had served the inferior first and now what was "best" was being offered. (I'm sure we all understand that alcohol impairs the senses to a degree and so the point the master of the banquet was making and the practice is an obvious one.)
The terminology the translators used in quoting the master of the banquet captures my thinking this morning. He is quoted not as saying the better wine, the more flavorful wine, the wine with an improved nose or color or clarity or whatever. The master of the banquet said "you have saved the best till now". The best!
And so Jesus Christ is! Comparatively, he is not the better anything. He is the best of anything and everything. His majestic glory, the splendor of his many faceted perfections, the profound wonder his works inspire within us, all manifests the incomparable superiority of our wonderful Savior! Just as the wine he produced was the best, so it reflects the nature of the One who created it: he is the Best!
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 reply and let me know.
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