John, Chapter 2 - Miracle at Cana2 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.-          On the third day there was a wedding in Cana (Cana was a river and a village in the promised land; it was between Ephraim (fruitful, fertile, productive) and Manasseh (God has made me forget entirely my troubles and my father’s house” Gen 41:51)  So too, we will attend a wedding feast up in heaven for 7 years and it will be fruitful and God will make us forget our troubles in the houses we grew up in)-          Cana of Galilee (a circle), and the mother of Jesus was there (it’s going to be a great day)-          And both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding (so too, Jesus and his other disciples, you, and I, are going to be invited to His wedding feast…-          Weddings are holy matrimonial ceremonies creating a marriage bond between a man and a women for life.  Note that marriage is ordained by God; He approves of it. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus *said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus *said to her, “What business do you have with Me, woman? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother *said to the servants, “Whatever He tells you, do it.”-          When the wine ran out (the party is over)-          The mother of Jesus, said to Him, “They have no wine” (in other words the party is going to end prematurely)-          And Jesus said to her, “What business do you have with Me, woman?” (I don’t know about you but I would never say this to my mother; I think Jesus doesn’t seem to want to do anything about it at first)o   My hour has not yet come (Jesus doesn’t want to reveal His power and position until it is the right time)-          His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He tells you do it”o   It seems Mary expected Jesus to do something even though He seemed reluctanto   She expects Jesus to tell the servants to do something (servants should listen)o   Whatever He tells you, do it (Do Whatever, even if it seems odd or impossible) 6 Now there were six stone waterpots standing there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing two or three measures each. 7 Jesus *said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.-          Now there were six stone waterpots standing there for the Jewish custom of purification (this custom was to wash before entering the temple; it was also the custom to purify women to be ready for marriage)-          Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water” (this was His instruction to the servants)  go get the water and fill the pots used to cleanse people -          So they filled them up to the brim (these servants did even more than asked) 8 And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” And they took it to him. 9 Now 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 groom.Intro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com

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