John 2

Good morning everybody!  Thanks for sticking with it and joining me for the second day of reading your Bible for 21 days in January.  Today, we are going to take a look at John 2 and the first miracle Jesus ever performed.  It is kind of cool that it takes place at a wedding party.  That Jesus and the disciples would be the type of people that would be invited to a party is interesting.  Jesus and the twelve were people that you would want to hang out with!
It is also interesting that Jesus chose water that is usually used for a somber ceremony of cleansing or purification is also cool.  Christ turned that same water into refreshments for the party!  Wine is used later in the gospels to symbolize the blood of Christ and was a part of the "Last Supper" or what we celebrate as communion.  Jesus was showing us that He would shed His blood for us and would forgive our sins.  In performing this miracle, Jesus was bringing in a new "Covenant".  Not an empty hollow following of God but a relationship with Him that was something to be celebrated.  A party with God!

It is a good reminder that our worship of God, our following of Jesus, should not be boring or something that we dread doing.  It is a celebration of our love and gratitude for what Christ has done in shedding His blood for us.  AWESOME!


Cool Fact:
This miracle is sometimes referred to as a "luxury" miracle because no one was healed nor did it seem like Jesus really "had" to do it.  But it is exactly the point!  It is symbolic of the New Covenant that He brings with Him.  Jesus didn't have to die for us on the cross, He chose to.  Sure, it was the only way we could have a relationship with God but it was still an act of grace (God's unmerited favor).