EPISODE 329 – JESUS SERVES THE BEST WINE 2

Monday 18th December, 2023

JESUS SERVES THE BEST WINE 2

“and told him, “Everyone serves the best wine first, and the cheap kind when people are drunk. But you have kept the best wine until now!”

John 2:10 (ISV)

The process of making a good and quality wine in ancient Israel takes about 20 to 30 years.

To produce the wine, grapes were pressed in the winepress and left in a collection keg for some days, as it goes through a fermentation process.

Yet at the wedding in Cana, Jesus produces the best quality wine just within a few minutes.

This was a compression of time.

Consider the season of planting and harvesting grapes, all through the process of extracting wine from the grapes to the fermentation process. And it wasn’t a burden for the Lord Jesus.

Just instructing the servants to fill the water jars, He made the best wine.

“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”
John 2:3-10 (KJV)

The text tells us the tradition at Jewish weddings: they’d first serve their guests with the best wine, then when that wine is gone, the inferior wine is served.

This means, at this particular wedding, the best wine was already served. This was the best wine which has been produced through the labour of men over the years. And yet after Jesus had produced His wine (through the miraculous compression of time and space), even the master or governor of the banquet affirmed that the latter wine he was served, was better than the best wine earlier served.

The best of man will always not be at the level of what comes out of God through faith.

 Does it look like you are at the end of yourself and you think there is no way out of the situation you are in?

It doesn’t matter how bad your condition is, JESUS SERVES THE BEST WINE.

In the previous episode, I explained that one of the significance of wine is to depict gladness or a joyful life.

For Mary to say “They have no wine” also means, “They have no joy“.

Which situation has taken out joy in your home or family?

Which situation has taken away joy in your academics or work?

Which situation has taken out your joy in serving the Lord?

Jesus serves the best wine without stress, TRUST HIM.

In the first part of this discussion, I shared two basic items you need, to experience the miraculous.

Always acknowledge the presence of Jesus in your life. The Lord is in your life to bring divine satisfaction. Don’t allow your challenges to break you. Don’t allow certain delays in your life to distract you. Remain focused on the Lord.

Jesus will turn that situation around unto the glory of God.

When Jesus turned the water into wine, His glory was seen.

The Lord is causing His glory to be seen in your Life. He is going to satisfy you with the best of Himself.

Hallelujah!