Present Help in Time of Need

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

Daily Thoughts 

January 20, 2025

Present Help in Time of Need

The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him,

“They have no more wine.”

John 2:3

Read John 2:1-11

When I pray with someone, I often include Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength,

always ready to help in times of trouble.

Jesus fulfilled this Psalm throughout his life. In sharp contrast for the signs that were the subject of the devil’s temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, the signs Jesus performed were always in response to a very present need.

John’s Gospel includes seven of these signs. Today’s reading is the first sign at the wedding in Cana, Chapter 4 has the healing of the centurion’s servant, Chapter 5 has the healing of the man by the pool of Bethesda, in Chapter 6, Jesus feeds 5,000 in the wilderness, Chapter 9 has the healing of the man born blind, and in Chapter 11, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. The cross is the seventh sign, and what a glorious sign it is; through the cross, Jesus saved us from sin and death. Hallelujah!

There is much to ponder from the details of Jesus’ visit to Cana. I believe the miracle at the wedding in Cana, as well as the other signs, helps us see signs of the Messiah in the ordinary flow of life. Fourteen years ago, when Cheryl and I went to the Holy Land, we renewed our wedding vows in a chapel in Cana. In our married life together, a life we describe as living in the F O G, the Favor of God, we see signs everyday of God’s favor and blessing.

My Takeaway: What’s on your agenda for today? Will you ask the Holy Spirit to help you be open and receptive to the signs of the Messiah in your life? Is there a point of need in your life for which you need Jesus to come to your assistance?

Sē’lah

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First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(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.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

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