John 2:1-3
On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding as well. When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, “They don’t have any wine.”
This passage includes Mary, the mother of Jesus and it reminds me of a story. This short tale is a good way for us to better understand what’s happening in John 2:1-11 as Jesus turns water into wine at a wedding.
A young boy was sent to the neighborhood store to run an errand for his mother.
As he went he stopped to chat with friends, look at new bicycles in a store window, and throw some pebbles into a pond. He finally got to the corner store and walked back to pick-up one dozen eggs, for his mom. The boy paid for the eggs and happily started to leave the store. As he walked out the door, he tripped and dropped the eggs.
The eggs were a total loss. One of the store employees went to grab a dustpan and broom to clean up the mess. A few people stopped to see if the kid was okay and to tell him how sorry they were about what had happened. The boy was fighting back tears. He didn’t have the money to replace what he had just lost, and he hated disappointing his mother.
In the midst of all this, one man walked over to the boy and took out his wallet. “How much will it be to replace those eggs?” he asked.
After reading the passage and hearing this story, we might conclude that Jesus is the boy who is about to retrieve some needed refreshments for this wedding party. But that’s not the case. The boy in the passage is the groom, who was responsible for having plenty of wine ready for this celebration. In fact this poor groom could have been held responsible by the bride’s family for running out of wine. If they had found out, he would have been in grave trouble.
If Jesus is not the little boy at the wedding party in Cana, then who is he in the story? He is the man who steps up and opens His wallet to pay the bill.
James 2:16 says “If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing
about their physical needs, what good is it?”
Many people felt badly for the kid who broke the eggs.
Only one stepped up and took care of his needs.
Many at the wedding in Cana may have felt badly for the young man getting married. It was embarrassing to run out of wine at an occasion like this and his in-laws could bring charges against him for his negligence. Only one man stepped up to pay the price. That man was Jesus.
Jesus came to save the lost. He does not blame you for falling short. Jesus steps forward and pays the price for you, so that you can be with the Father at the wedding feast to come.
Over the years I’ve had people tell me, they believed they had been too terrible for Jesus to save them. Jesus can restore you, if you turn to Him. No matter how much of a mess you’ve made.
When you fall short and drop the eggs, turn to Jesus.
He is the only one who can fully restore you.
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