This week’s devotions are about the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee. Today’s devotion focuses

on John 2:1-3.

There has been much speculation about the unrecorded activities of the characters in the Bible.

This is especially true of people that performed miracles or other significant acts. A The Far

Side comic strip depicted Moses getting ready in the morning – waking up, parting his hair like

he did when parting the Red Sea and he was ready for the day!

These comics seem silly, because we know God’s power is needed to perform miracles.

However, there was one person that was fully God and fully human and therefore had the power

to perform miracles: Jesus, the Son of God. He grew up with a family, including parents and

siblings. It is tricky enough to be a family at times – but much more interesting when your divine

half-sibling is Jesus – and you witness some unforgettable moments.

The beloved disciple (John) documents the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry. The scene is

set:

On the third day a wedding took place in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and

Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding as well. When the wine ran out,

Jesus’ mother told him, “They don’t have any wine.” (John 2:1-3)

Mary is quickly made aware that the wine has run out at the wedding (which would have been

horribly embarrassing for the host), so she comes to Jesus. She knows who He is, and she

knows the hand and heart of His Father are always with Him – so she knows He can fix this!

She has no idea exactly how He might do it, but she has seen in Him the divine hand of God.

So, she calmly encourages Him to take action.



We don’t have the ability to perform miracles ourselves, but we do encounter problems in our

world that need a miracle. When we encounter a challenging problem, do we invite God to do

what only He can do? Or do we stumble along and try to resolve it ourselves?

By Jason Grace

Jason is a software engineering manager. He and his wife, Karen, have two children and have

been active members at Immanuel for over 22 years. His service includes roles in the deacon

ministry, children's ministry, technical team, financial coaching, and leading Bible studies.