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"His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he [Jesus] tells
you." " - John
2:5
If you are a parent, a teacher, a Pastor or even a
best friend; don't you get frustrated when you tell someone to do something and
that particular someone looks at you with a blank expression. Or worse yet,
they don't even hear you or acknowledge your request. I have to tell you, I've
heard that children have selective hearing and I can actually confirm that this
tragic illness exists (at least in my household). Night after night the routine
is simple: put on your pajama's, go potty, brush your teeth and off to bed with
a story and a song. What I don't understand though is that every night my lil'
ones look up at me as if their hearing the request for the very first time. As
a parent, it's unbelievably frustrating to have to tell your children multiple
times to do something that they do every night.
I look at
the book of John and this event in Cana where Jesus Christ turns the water to
wine. Taking a look at the context of the verse we find them at a wedding,
where they have run out of wine. In the previous verses Mary, the mother of
Christ, asks him to help, and he basically refuses. But, Mary didn't accept
that did she, her answer was to the servants (within ear shot of Jesus I'm
sure) - "Do whatever he tells you."
I think about those words frequently. Simple, to the point and unbelievably
powerful.
Mary had two
things in her favor that day.
1) She was Jesus mother; and could pull rank, to
some degree. We later see Christ rebuke Peter for a similar action, so we know
that Christ had little tolerance for those who would challenge his actions/words;
for they were from the Father. Who has any right to rebuke the Creator?
2) She was Jesus mother; and knew very well who He
was. Mary was Jesus Christ first follower and evangelist. She knew He was the
son of the Almighty God, and with respect for His divinity she called Him into
action. What did she do with this knowledge of who He was up to that point?
Don't you think it was hard to be the mother of the Son of God? Showing her son reverence while at the same time, scolding him for coming home late for dinner.
She makes a
statement that to this day rings true for every single one of us. Forget about
the wedding, the wine or Christ’s miracle that day and focus on what Mary is
telling you. "Do whatever he tells
you [to do]." Investigate the results of his actions (v.10) on that
day and now apply this thinking to your daily walk with God. What is He telling
you to do today? Come on, be honest. You know, inside of you, you know what God
wants you to do. Have faith that if He is telling you to do it, He already
knows the results, and He knows what is best for your life, if you’ll just
listen.
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