The Wedding at Cana

Friday, December 13, 2013        The Wedding at Cana       

John  2: 1-12

John is a master writer. As John tells us about Jesus, he will identify seven signs that Jesus is the Messiah. Remember Jacob’s ladder from Chapter 1? It represents a connection between heaven and earth, and for John, the signs or miracles Jesus performs, are heaven and earth coming together in the person of Jesus.  In today’s passage, he tells us the miracle at the wedding in Cana was the first sign. When we get to Chapter 4, he will identify a second sign. After that we are on our own to find the remaining five signs. (Jesus performed more than seven signs or miracles; John only writes about seven of them.)

I am convinced that John is very intentional about every detail in his Gospels. As an excellent teacher, John wasn’t explicit in his thinking about every detail, thus giving the reader much to ponder. As an example, Jesus’ mother is only mentioned twice in this Gospel; at the wedding (the first sign) and at the crucifixion. Why was that detail important in the way John told his story? Also, John begins Chapter 2 and the story of the wedding in Cana by saying, “On the third day . . .” Why does John tell us this? Why was that significant? Are we supposed to see a connection between verse one and nineteen? (“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19)) Something to ponder.

There is much to ponder from the details of Jesus’ visit to Cana; however, I believe as our take-away from the miracle, John wants us to see signs of the Messiah in the ordinary flow of our lives. One of my most precious memories from my visit to Israel was the renewing of my wedding vows with Cheryl in a Chapel in Cana of Galilee. To commemorate the occasion, the priest gave us a wedding certificate that we framed and have hanging in our bedroom. More than any other part of my life, I see signs of the Messiah in my marriage.

How about you? Are you seeing any signs of Jesus the Messiah in the ordinary flow of your life? If so, do these signs cause you to believe, to trust Jesus?

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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