On the
third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was
there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine
ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said
to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.”
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
Now there
were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each
holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars
with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. And he said to them, “Now
draw some out and take it to the master of the feast.” So they took it. When
the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know
where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the
master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves the
good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you
have kept the good wine until now.” This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at
Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him. JOHN 2:1-11 ESV
Big hearts meet small needs
Meeting small needs prepares us to
meet the greatest need
If you’ve
gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any
difference in your life… if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor…
Don’t push your way to the front.. put yourself aside, and help others get
ahead… Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. Think of
yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with
God but… when the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on
the status of a slave, became human! … He didn’t claim special privileges.
Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient
death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion. PHILIPPIANS 2:1-8 MSG
Real Christians, acting as real
family, point to a real God with a real gift