I have heard
controversial stories about the first miracle of Jesus, which is the turning of
water into wine. Some claim the wine was alcoholic, while others claim it was
non-alcoholic. But of what use is that order than to justify the canal cravings
to satisfy the flesh when it comes to wine drinking. The thing is we fail to
see the big picture here.
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Everything Jesus did, had a hidden meaning to it. Well, some are quite obvious when you look at it. But the turning of water to wine had a hidden meaning that I’ll explain to you today.
The miracle of the water turning to wine is found in the book of
John 2:1-12. So, Jesus and His disciples were at a wedding in Cana of Galilee.
His mother was also at the wedding. Then it happened they ran out of wine, and
Jesus’ mother came to Him to do something about the situation. This was because
she most likely would have seen Jesus live a miraculous life from His birth
till now, as He was about thirty years of age, which was like enough time for
Mary to have gotten an overdose of God living in her house, which most likely
would have been the very reason why Jesus was the first person she thought of
when they ran out of wine.
So, after Mary had summoned Jesus, she told the servants to do
whatever He asked them to do. Now, this is where the hidden message within this
miracle comes into play.
When Mary told Jesus that the host had run out of wine, Jesus told
her that His time had not yet come. Take note of that. But being an obedient
son and seeing the faith of His mother, He moved, meaning His time had now
come, and just as every speech goes, we must give an objective or give reasons
for the speech. Likewise, Jesus had to give an objective as to His reason for
His coming to the world. And this was shown in this miracle.
There were six sets of waterpots of stone used for purification
according to Jewish tradition. Jesus asked the servants to fill the pots with
water to the brim. And then take some out to give to the master of the
ceremony. The water had turned to wine, that was it.
The waterpots were used for purification. Jesus told Nicodemus in
John 3:5 that unless a person is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter
the kingdom of God. John the Baptist said in Luke 3:16 that he baptises with
water, but Jesus, who is greater than himself, will baptise with the Holy
Spirit and fire. We understand that anyone who has been baptised into Jesus has
a new spirit in him or her because he or she was purified from within. And this
was the message Jesus passed when wine instead of water came out of the jars of
purification.
The wine represents the new creation or the new spirit, and also
the kingdom of God. Thus, talking about what comes out of anyone who is born of
God. As Jesus had told the Pharisees it is not what goes into a man that makes
him clean or unclean, but that comes out of the man (ref.: Matthew 15:11).
Throughout the scriptures, even before the first coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, there have been signs depicting Jesus Christ and who He is.
We must learn to read between the lines, thus asking the Holy Spirit to
interpret to us what the scriptures are talking about.
So, the turning of water into wine is not a subject of debate if a
person should take alcohol or not because if one looks closely, Jesus always
spoke from the spirit down to the physical and not the other way around. This
was why He used parables to illustrate things of the spirit for us to
understand. Thus, we must first ask ourselves the spiritual meaning of things
to understand the physical. Therefore, let God’s will be done on earth as it is
in heaven.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out
loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I
believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I
receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations—you’re
born again, and you are now brand new!
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