John 2:1 On Tuesday[John 2:1 Greek: the third day, equivalent to Hebrew yom shlishi] there was a wedding at Kanah in the Galil; and the mother of Yeshua was there. 2 Yeshua too was invited to the wedding, along with his talmidim. 3 The wine ran out, and Yeshua’s mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” 4 Yeshua replied, “Mother, why should that concern me? — or you? My time hasn’t come yet.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 6 Now six stone water-jars were standing there for the Jewish ceremonial washings, each with a capacity of twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Yeshua told them, “Fill the jars with water,” and they filled them to the brim. 8 He said, “Now draw some out, and take it to the man in charge of the banquet”; and they took it. 9 The man in charge tasted the water; it had now turned into wine! He did not know where it had come from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. So he called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone else serves the good wine first and the poorer wine after people have drunk freely. But you have kept the good wine until now!” 11 This, the first of Yeshua’s miraculous signs, he did at Kanah in the Galil; he manifested his glory, and his talmidim came to trust in him. 12 Afterwards, he, his mother and brothers, and his talmidim went down to K’far-Nachum and stayed there a few days. (Complete Jewish Bible).
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My children love to visit their grandparents. The last several years we have lived the closest we have ever been to one set of grandparents: a mere 4 hours. And yet, for the two elementary-aged boys, it might as well be 40 hours. Not 30 minutes into a trip and the dreaded, “how much longer” question will be heard.
I am sure this lack of patience is not found only in children. How often have we asked, “are we there yet?” When was the last time you became frustrated waiting at a stoplight?
Mary remembered what the angel told her and what had happened surrounding his birth. Mary undoubtedly anticipated great things from Jesus. When she came to Jesus hoping he could intervene he told her to be patient, “it’s not my time yet.”
Waiting is not an easy activity. Waiting, however, is a necessary part of life-especially for those following Chirst. We grow in Christ. If you have had the opportunity to watch a young child grow, you know it takes months and years for them to fully mature. So it is with us. Along the way, Christ cultivates our hearts and lives to be like his.
Hymn for Today: "Take My Life" by Frances R. Havergal.
My children love to visit their grandparents. The last several years we have lived the closest we have ever been to one set of grandparents: a mere 4 hours. And yet, for the two elementary-aged boys, it might as well be 40 hours. Not 30 minutes into a trip and the dreaded, “how much longer” question will be heard.
I am sure this lack of patience is not found only in children. How often have we asked, “are we there yet?” When was the last time you became frustrated waiting at a stoplight?
Mary remembered what the angel told her and what had happened surrounding his birth. Mary undoubtedly anticipated great things from Jesus. When she came to Jesus hoping he could intervene he told her to be patient, “it’s not my time yet.”
Waiting is not an easy activity. Waiting, however, is a necessary part of life-especially for those following Chirst. We grow in Christ. If you have had the opportunity to watch a young child grow, you know it takes months and years for them to fully mature. So it is with us. Along the way, Christ cultivates our hearts and lives to be like his.
Hymn for Today: "Take My Life" by Frances R. Havergal.
1. Take my life and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.
2. Take my hands and let them move
at the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee,
swift and beautiful for thee.
3. Take my voice and let me sing
always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
filled with messages from thee,
filled with messages from thee.
4. Take my silver and my gold;
not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use
every power as thou shalt choose,
every power as thou shalt choose.
5. Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne,
it shall be thy royal throne.
6. Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee,
ever, only, all for thee.
Thought for Today: Young men may grow tired and weary,
even the fittest may stumble and fall; (Isaiah 40:30).
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