NOVEMBER 23RD
TEXT: John 2:1-10 King James Version (KJV)
2 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
The sensitivity of a man to divine instructions is a game changer any day, any time. There was no way Mary could have positioned the servants to partake in the making of the miracle if she was not sensitive to acknowledge the grace upon Jesus. It was obvious that embarrassment was eminent and just when it seems nothing can be done about it, she simply said to the servant, “Whatever he ask you to do, do it”.
This is amazing because many of us are not even careful enough to take serious the instructions given to us. For people like this, they feel more comfortable to do just what they want and how they want it.
Simply waiting for an instruction that does not exist is an unusual confidence and faith that shows absolute dependence on the Lord. So many of us have failed to succeed in life because when we have not heard from God on a particular issue, we do not care to seek God’s face to be sure that we are on the right path. For any wise soul, when you have not heard from the Lord, you know very well that it is dangerous to step out in your wisdom. The major difference between David and many other king of Israel, was that he did nothing until he heard from God.
When the servants heard the words of Mary, they took it seriously and stood there waiting. It is this kind of submission that has the ability to provoke the release of divine direction that leads to the path of glory. Open your heart to the leading of the Holy Spirit and you will begin to encounter that which only God can do.
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