I read the first chapter this morning of a book by Gary Moon called “Falling for God: Saying Yes to His Extravagent Proposal.” The Author pointed out the story of Jesus’ first miracle. At the wedding banquet, he requested earthen vessels, and miraculously changed the contents inside from water to wine. After thousands of years with God, and thirty years here on earth, why did he chose this as his first miracle? To be honest, I never asked this question or even entertained the thought. Until this morning.
“Transformation. Jesus’ first miracle foreshadows all that will follow. It’s about radical changes to the contents of earthen vessels. Water to wine. Saul to Paul. You to Jesus.” Christ chose to show the power he has to transform one thing into something extraordinary. And he continues to show that power today. Amen.
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Another cool thing about the foreshadowing of his first miracle is that it involved water jars used by Jews for ceremonial washing - the jars were a religious icon. He promptly ignored this fact and used them for wine at a party! He had a knack for breaking religious rituals, didn't he? :)
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