OUR FATHER WHO INVITES US TO A WEDDING 

The book of John chapter 2 starts with a wedding at the Galilean town of Cana to which Jesusˋ mother was invited and the Lord Jesus and His disciples were also invited.

As the reception proceeded, the alcoholic beverages ran out and the host family was about to be embarrased. Mary, Jesusˋ mother, wanted to help out the flailing family and so she came to Jesus and informed His that the wine had run out and the family needed some help to keep face in the community.

Jesus replied to His mother that the alcohol supplies of a wedding were not His responsibility and certainly not maintaining the social standing of a family in the little town of Cana.

Mary responded as though she had not heard what Jesus had said and she rallied the wedding attendants to carry out whatever Jesus told them to do.

He commanded the servants to fill six water jars which held about 20 - 30 gallons of water each.

When they had filled the jars with water, Jesus told them to take a sample to the master of ceremonies who tasted it and was surprised by the quality of the wine.

Usually, as the master of ceremonies told the bridegroom, the best wine is served at the beginning of the festivities while everyone was sober. As the night wore on and people became increasingly inebriated, the hosts would bring out the cheaper dreck that drunk people donˋt mind or don't notice. 

On this occasion, the master of ceremonies was surprised by the fact that the hosts had brought out the top brand of wine towards the end of the wedding feast.

1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.”

5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!”

11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.

12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.

The events wedding at Cana marked the beginning of Jesusˋ public supernatural ministry and His disciples took note of Jesusˋ power to do the miraculous.

The kingdom of God will be experienced in a similar way by those who subscribe to it.

At the beginning, we will engage with heaven faintly but at the culmination of all things, we will see and understand clearly.

As the Apostle Paul says in I Corinthians chapter 13 verse 12;

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

The good wine will come at the end.

Amen

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