March 13, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of John 2:9-10, “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. And said unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we learn that two thousand years ago, there was a wedding celebration in the town of Cana, in Galilee. Jesus, his mother Mary and the disciples were invited to the wedding. Many guests and well wishers were also invited. Very delicious food and wine were being served for the guests. Suddenly Mary realised that the wine in the wedding banquet ran out. And this was considered as a shameful act at the wedding.
So Mary informed Jesus and asked Him to do something. Jesus replied that His time had not come. He waited for the right time and when the time came, Jesus Himself delivers a sign of His glory by turning ordinary water into wine. Jesus told the servants to fill the empty jars with water. Then He asked them to serve the water to the master of the house and the guests who gathered at the wedding. When they served the water it changed into fresh tasty wine. The transformation of water into wine at the marriage at Cana, is the first miracle attributed to Jesus. Today the Lord wants to perform a miracle for you with whatever is available with you. May be you are pushed into a situation that might cause shame to you. God who performed a miracle and averted the shame of that family at the wedding of Cana, is also ready to perform a miracle and avoid you from being put to shame. So do not be afraid, God is giving this blessed word as a source of comfort to you. The Master of the house was surprised and asked the servants from where they got the tasty wine. After tasting the wine the master said, “Where did you store this wine?“For usually they serve the good wine in the beginning and serve the worse at the end.
My dear brothers and Sisters, two different types of wine were served at the wedding. One was prepared by the chef while the other was prepared by Jesus. The wine prepared by Jesus was much tastier and sufficient. Where as the wine prepared by the chef was not very tasty and was insufficient. So it is up to you to make the right choice. The head man of that house had invited Jesus into His home, So his shame was averted. If you invite Jesus into your homes then there will be blessing. And the Blessing that Jesus gives will not cause sorrow.
God bless you.
Prayer:
Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for converting water into wine and averting the shame of that family in the wedding at Cana. Lord we invite You into our homes. Come Lord Jesus, and be with us all the days of our life. Give us the blessing that we lack. And increase us on every side. Bless us according to the days, where in we have been afflicted. In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
