I often like to joke that Jesus' first miracle was to keep the party going.
However, the abundance of good wine (and the humorous response of the partiers- "Why did you save the good stuff for afterwards?") is not the point of the story. The point is that Jesus is kicking off His ministry (as John records it).
Jesus is uniquely aware of timing. Jesus is very perceptive around Him, and is seemingly pulled into this wedding situation. Almost resistant, Jesus goes ahead and solves the problem of the wedding party. And it is His first miraculous sign that inspires faith in the fledgling band of disciples.
And what a sign it is! Jesus takes a months-long process of water falling from the sky, nurturing grapes, fermentation producing alcohol and flavor, all to create a glass of wine (some estimate that 200 grapes go into the production of one glass of fine wine), and makes that process unfold in moments. This is a sign beyond parlor tricks, this is a sign that the Creator is here and is doing something new.
That same Creator is ready to do something new in our world. Will we be attentive to see what that is?
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