"When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother told Him, 'They don't have any wine.' 'What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?' Jesus asked. 'My hour has not yet come.'"
John 2:3-4, HCSB
So the folks here are all at this wedding in Cana, and the bride and groom have served all of the wine that is available. However, the party isn't showing signs of stopping, and a good host keeps serving the guests, right? There is no mention of the guests ever noticing that the wine has run dry, just a moment when Mary comes the Jesus and tells Him that the wine is gone. (Really, that's kind of a trivial matter to bring to the Son of God... but that shows the beauty of His love for us, as well, in that smallest things in our lives ARE important to Him!)
People who read this and don't finish this Gospel or read the entire Bible would probably think that Jesus' reply was curt or rude. But the truth is, Jesus knew what was being asked, and He was simply stating that the time for His glory to be revealed to all is not yet at hand. Signs of His divinity will bring questions, and the people around at this particular venue are not ready to ask the tough questions. Further, Jesus still has plenty to accomplish on Earth at this point, and to draw extra attention to Himself as the Messiah is not appropriate at this time. So He points out, almost as if to throw suspicion off of His ability to do anything about the situation, that this has nothing to do with Him.
But don't miss the facts of what happened in this moment, folks. Mary walked into the area where Jesus was, and some servants were nearby. She pretty much asked Him for a miracle, even if she wasn't fully aware f what she was asking for. He told her no, because it is not time for the Son to be revealed. And then, in the greatest moment of this story, Mary turned to the servants and told them, "Do whatever He tells you (John 2:5a)." She had faith in Him, and knew that He would do "something," but didn't know what or how. It is possible, I guess, that she could have expected that He send them to get more wine from another place. Also possible, I assume, would be that He could have travelled to another place to get the wine personally. But that is NOT what He did.
Tomorrow we'll cover what choice was made, and how it affects the outcome of this Sign... but a Sign was performed, and that Sign existed for those people just as plainly as the noses on their faces. They may not have realized what happened or why, or Who took care of it, but they certainly knew that something was done... and it was AMAZING!
Pray thankfully today, friends, that Jesus was willing at some point in your life to create a new being entirely out of what you were. Give thanks that His Sign (miracle) in you is still alive and well today. Thanks be to God!
God bless you all!!!
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