John 1-2
from Daily Devotional With Murphy Eyenike Hosted by Murphy Eyenike
Would you have done it? Today's devotional is taken from John chapter 2 where we see this intriguing encounter between Mary the mother of Jesus, the servants at the wedding feast and Jesus himself. Wine just ran out at the wedding feast and the bridegroom was going to be embarrassed. Mary steps in after speaking with Jesus, and tells the servant to go to him for a solution with a specific instruction; do whatever he says. "But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” John 2:5 NLT. If you were a servant at the wedding feast, how would you have reacted to the instructions Jesus began to roll out to solve a wine shortage problem? "Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions. John 2:6-8 NLT. I am confident the majority would probably join in to fetch the water into the jars even though it didn't make sense. However, the real problem is the second part, it would have been near impossible, especially if you were one of those who fetched the water into the jars. The lesson here is; following the Lord will not always make sense, in fact, to the normal person, you might look foolish. However, choosing to follow the Word will bring you into the realm of the supernatural.
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