Things don’t always go the way we think they will but, Father, You are there beside us to give guidance and fortitude all along the way. Thank You for Your watchcare over us through all the ups and downs of life!
John 2:1-12 (<<click here to read the passage)
As a child, I remember saying “re-do” on occasion. I would be playing a game and did something that would lower my chances of winning and I would exclaim, “Re-do! Come on! I need another chance! I didn’t mean to do it that way! Re-do! Re-do!”
Most often it involved trivial things that the adults with whom I was interacting would readily give in and let me re-do.
As adults, we may not yell it, but we feel it, don’t we? In a heated argument, we say something hurtful that we immediately regret but… Even saying, “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean it!” doesn’t get us very far.
Sometimes it’s a succession of errors – misjudgments, mistakes – that just keep on multiplying one on top of another, and before we know it, we are buried, in over our heads.
Sometimes there are things that are simply beyond our control. Maybe we are born blind or have some kind of debilitating disease that leeches away our mobility. Maybe due to no fault of our own, we lose our job which in turn causes us to lose our home and the downward spiral dumps us on the street. These things are not our intent but there we are left huddling all alone in the raging storm that we did not cause and that we cannot stop.
I love a portion of the note on verse 11. First, the verse.
This, the first of His signs (attesting miracles), Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory [displaying His deity and His great power openly], and His disciples believed [confidently] in Him [as the Messiah—they adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Him]. AMP
Now the note.
Miracles are not merely superhuman events, but events that demonstrate God’s power. Almost every miracle Jesus did was a renewal of fallen creation–restoring sight, making the lame walk, even restoring life to the dead. Believe in Christ not because he is a superman but because he is the God who continues his creation, even in those of us who are poor, weak, crippled, orphaned, blind, deaf, or with some other desperate need.*
Regardless of what the world totes as truth, we must place our trust in Jesus. The world’s offerings are put before us as sumptuous, sustaining meals when in reality they are as cotton candy in our mouths. They may be sweet for a moment but too much makes us sick and if that is all we ever have, we will die.
Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ is our Sustainer! He is our Provider! He is all about making all things new. It makes no difference where we find ourselves, each day is a clean page ready for new beginnings! Put your faith in Him and it will not be misplaced!
*Life Application Study Bible New Living Translation
Mar 22nd, 2021, 6:51 pm
