Reading for June 19: John 2:5-8

5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.

7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. John 2:5-8 (NKJV)

Discussion Question:

What is the solution for sharing Christ?

Comments:

We are right in the middle of a three day look at Jesus’ first miracle. Yesterday, we saw the setting and the situation. Today, we are going to see the solution.

Mary having great faith in her son and Savior tells the “servants” at the wedding to do whatever Jesus tells them to do. This is necessary because Jesus is a stranger to them and His request will seem a little unusual to those who do not know Him as the Son of God. We can relate to this today by looking at how hard it is to talk about the things of God with unbelievers. They (the unbelievers) have a hard time grasping the amazing things that God has done because they don’t know God the way we do. This usually results in a denial that these things exist or ever happened. Therefore, the solution is not to argue with them about those particular things, but instead introduce them to Jesus, who will open their eyes so they can see the truth as it is.

Then Jesus tells the servants to fill up six large waterpots with water (120 to 180 gallons total). They follow these orders, filling them to the brim. “To the brim” is important because: (1) it means the pots were full so there was a lot not just a little, and (2) there was no room to add anything besides water (i.e. nothing that could make water taste like wine). After the pots were filled, Jesus simply tells the servants to take some to the head waiter and they did. Jesus did not need a fancy ceremony, or magic words, or a special potion; He simply created with a thought; something no human will ever be able to do.

So, the solution to the problem was simple: Jesus.