Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Jesus at the wedding John 2
I want to look at our series in John tonight. In review we opened this book in the beginning before we were on earth and we saw that Jesus was always alive and he made the world. We looked at some of the truths that showed Jesus was and is God. We then sort of put John the baptist on the witness stand and he told us that this Jesus was the Son of God and he is the one we can put our hope into and he came to die for our sins and give us life forever. We did not go to Jesus baptism but we heard John tell us that Jesus is part of the Godhead there and we could see all three of them there. We saw that Peter and Andrew came to Jesus and also how Nathaniel came to Jesus and Jesus knew all about him before he even spoke. Lets go to chapter 2
John 2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”1
I am not going to give you some secret thing here because in bible study we are not looking for some type of code here but we are wanting to see the clues here John has about Jesus and who he is. We are at a wedding in the home area of Jesus. In the Jewish times a wedding lasted about a week and in this week we are on the 3rd day. The wine is out and the mother of Jesus asked him to do something. It is not time for Jesus to really do anything. So why is Mary asking the waiters to do whatever Jesus said. She knows it is not Jesus time but she is volunteering Jesus anyhow? Macarthur thinks this is talking about the new kingdom of Jesus and that his time to be this King was not not until Jesus dies and raises again. But anyhow Jesus tells the waiters to fill the pots and they do. The pots are heavy to with the water so the Lord then tells the Master to try the water. What this is water right? Nothing special about it but then the Master drinks and said this is the best wine he ever had. Jesus the Lord made this wine of course it is going to be the best because the maker of the world made the wine.
So let me kind of do some thinking on how Jesus could do this. Jesus spoke the and the worlds was made. In the end of the book Jesus spoke and the breakfast was made. Jesus just has power in the words he said. In the commands and statements our Lord said things happen. God word had power. I was getting off work the other day and walking and a part of the bible was on the ground. I wonder friends how many people in lands do not have one page of the bible in the way so they can read them and how many bible I have. I have the bible on my PC and if I wanted I could email it to people and they could read it too.
Jesus did the miracles for one reason to prove to the people he was GOD. In the times the bible was written the miracles were to show the bible is truth and when the bible got all done they were no longer needed miracles did not happen. Many people think they are for all times and that is just not right as I see it. God can and does them today but I think they are rare and not really like the trash you see today on TBN or the fakes on tv. I urge you not to watch that channel or give any money to them. Give your money if your saved to a local church. I think the money we give to the Lord is money he deserves because he is worth all we have. It is not that Jesus needs it as much as we need to give it to him.
Main thing I wanted to say is why Jesus did miracles and what they do and that is to show Gods Son Jesus to be true. If you need prayer please tell me and if you need the Lord please do not go to sleep tonight with out Jesus living in your heart and sins confessed. If today you need Jesus to save you email me or whatever I will pray for you
1The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
John 2 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”
6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”1
I am not going to give you some secret thing here because in bible study we are not looking for some type of code here but we are wanting to see the clues here John has about Jesus and who he is. We are at a wedding in the home area of Jesus. In the Jewish times a wedding lasted about a week and in this week we are on the 3rd day. The wine is out and the mother of Jesus asked him to do something. It is not time for Jesus to really do anything. So why is Mary asking the waiters to do whatever Jesus said. She knows it is not Jesus time but she is volunteering Jesus anyhow? Macarthur thinks this is talking about the new kingdom of Jesus and that his time to be this King was not not until Jesus dies and raises again. But anyhow Jesus tells the waiters to fill the pots and they do. The pots are heavy to with the water so the Lord then tells the Master to try the water. What this is water right? Nothing special about it but then the Master drinks and said this is the best wine he ever had. Jesus the Lord made this wine of course it is going to be the best because the maker of the world made the wine.
So let me kind of do some thinking on how Jesus could do this. Jesus spoke the and the worlds was made. In the end of the book Jesus spoke and the breakfast was made. Jesus just has power in the words he said. In the commands and statements our Lord said things happen. God word had power. I was getting off work the other day and walking and a part of the bible was on the ground. I wonder friends how many people in lands do not have one page of the bible in the way so they can read them and how many bible I have. I have the bible on my PC and if I wanted I could email it to people and they could read it too.
Jesus did the miracles for one reason to prove to the people he was GOD. In the times the bible was written the miracles were to show the bible is truth and when the bible got all done they were no longer needed miracles did not happen. Many people think they are for all times and that is just not right as I see it. God can and does them today but I think they are rare and not really like the trash you see today on TBN or the fakes on tv. I urge you not to watch that channel or give any money to them. Give your money if your saved to a local church. I think the money we give to the Lord is money he deserves because he is worth all we have. It is not that Jesus needs it as much as we need to give it to him.
Main thing I wanted to say is why Jesus did miracles and what they do and that is to show Gods Son Jesus to be true. If you need prayer please tell me and if you need the Lord please do not go to sleep tonight with out Jesus living in your heart and sins confessed. If today you need Jesus to save you email me or whatever I will pray for you
1The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
