The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / THE HOUR OF CHRIST

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 175 of 365 THE HOUR OF CHRIST At first glance, Jesus' response to his mother at the wedding in Cana can be confusing or even troubling: "Woman, why do you involve me? My hour has not yet come." But then he proceeds to perform his first miracle, producing somewhere between 120 and 180 gallons of wine. When considering Jesus' evident change of heart, it is important to remember the setting of this miracle: a wedding. Whenever people attend a wedding, they inevitably entertain thoughts about their own wedding. This is true for married people, but many single people as well long for their wedding day, when it will be their "hour" - when they will be the bride or groom, finally joined to the one they love. So in this moment, as Jesus looked on at the bride and groom in Cana, perhaps he too was longing for his "hour," when he would be joined with his bride, his church. Perhaps he looked forward to the wedding banquet that is to come, when men and women from every tribe and language will be joined with him at the marriage supper of the Lamb in the new heavens and new earth (Rev 19:6 - 9). How utterly appropriate that Jesus' first sign pointed toward the ultimate celebration and the ultimate wedding: his own with his church. Jesus, thank you for choosing the church to be your bride. Thank you for choosing me to be a member of your church. I can't wait to spend eternity with you. Amen. John 2:1-10 NASB 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; 2 and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." 4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come."  5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." 6 Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. 7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it to him.  9 When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom, 10 and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."