John 2 "Saving the Best for Last"

John 2 - Brandon Hatmaker - "Saving the best for last."

“..the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine… the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.” Vs.9 & 11

So Jesus’ first miracle in Galilee was to turn water into wine. I heard someone (not a theologian) say once that Jesus’ first miracle was to “save the party”. At first, that sounds pretty sacrilegious. But the more I think about it, it’s pretty much what He did. He even told his mother that it wasn’t his time, but he did it anyway, "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."

Bottom line, Jesus did something amazing for others, it revealed his glory, and people’s faith grew because of it.

I thought another interesting parallel is found in verse 10 when the master of the banquet said, “"Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

I couldn’t help but to think about religion and ritual and the old covenant. At one point or another, if we go through the motions of ritual long enough, we will have our fill. But we are offered something better. Something complete. God gave His absolute best through Jesus. While we thought it once was great, everything brought to the table earlier just doesn’t compare.

Father, help us to see your miraculous work. We wouldn’t have to look hard, if we’d just look. When we see, help us not to doubt, but may it grow our faith and lead us to trusting you even more.