"On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."
His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.
Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."
They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."
This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him."
I taught about this story for two and three year-old children this past Sunday and I am captivated by it. This is the first miracle Jesus does, it says He revealed His glory and his disciples put their faith in him. But...other than the disciples and the servants, no one knew what he had done!! The master thought the bridegroom had saved the best wine for last and the bridegroom probably had no idea where it came from!
But...the servants were the ones who got to participate. They were the ones who filled the jars with water and then brought the wine to the master of the banquet. What does that say about on whom and where Jesus places value!!
Okay, so I don't have servants. But, I desperately desire to reflect the heart of Jesus...and I just love how he secretly shared his miracle with the servants...
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