{"id":31953,"date":"2024-09-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?p=31953"},"modified":"2024-09-10T08:23:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:23:01","slug":"the-jesus-story-sign-1-water-into-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/the-jesus-story-sign-1-water-into-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jesus Story \u2013 Sign #1: Water into Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"The Jesus Story \u2013 Sign #1: Water into Wine\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-09-11T01:00:00+10:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&quot;1&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&quot;4.16&quot; background_size=&quot;initial&quot; background_position=&quot;top_left&quot; background_repeat=&quot;repeat&quot; custom_padding=&quot;0px||0px|||&quot; global_colors_info=&quot;{}&quot;][...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"7.7\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2FThe-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Fthe-jesus-story-sign-1-water-into-wine%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=31953-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 8:25 &#8212; 7.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Read&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\">In his book, <i>God and Stephen Hawking<\/i> (2011)<i>,<\/i> Dr. John Lennox notes a current objection to miracles that says: \u2018Now we know the laws of nature, miracles are impossible\u2019. To which Dr. Lennox responds: \u2018From a theistic perspective, the laws of nature predict what is bound to happen if God does not intervene\u2026 To argue that the laws of nature make it impossible for us to believe in the existence of God and the likelihood of his intervention in the universe <i>is plainly false<\/i>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Indeed, God\u2019s people understand that \u2018the laws of nature\u2019 are the observable regularities that God the creator has built into the universe. However, such \u2018laws\u2019 don\u2019t prevent God from intervening if he chooses. When he does, we are able to identify the irregularity and speak of it as \u2018a miracle\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>A wedding in a small, impoverished village<\/b>. In John chapter 2, verses 1 through 11, we read of a wedding that Jesus and his close followers attended in Cana in Galilee. A critical situation had arisen: the wine had run out. And Mary, Jesus\u2019 mother, who seems to have been involved with the preparations for the wedding, had turned to him and asked him to do something.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At first sight Jesus\u2019 response might seem harsh: <i>\u201cWoman, what concern is that to you and to me?&#8230;\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, <i>woman<\/i> was a customary address at the time. We find other examples of it, when he spoke to a woman at a well in Samaria (John 4:21). It was the form of address he used when he spoke to his mother as he was dying on the cross, putting her in the care of John, the <i>beloved disciple<\/i> (John 19:26). He also spoke this way with Mary Magdalene in the garden after his resurrection (John 20:15). On no occasion did he address women with harshness or indifference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Furthermore, his response: <i>\u201cWhat concern is that to you and to me?&#8230;\u201d<\/i> is a Hebrew idiom. While literally it means, \u2018What to me and thee\u2019, we need to consider the context. So, on the lips of the evil-possessed in Mark 1, it means, <i>\u2018What have we in common with you?\u2019<\/i> (1:24). Here, as one commentator observes, the probable meaning is, \u2018Your concern and mine are not the same\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jesus was indicating to Mary that he was no longer simply her son but was now about to begin his public ministry when he would be increasingly revealing who he really is and what he had come to do. His response to Mary\u2019s <i>\u201cthey have no wine\u201d<\/i>, would be much more profound and more significant than simply alleviating the pressing need at a wedding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yet as the story unfolded his response reveals his compassion and his extraordinary power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Water jars<\/b>. In verse 6, John tells us: <i>Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification,\u2026<\/i> As John\u2019s Gospel was written in the first instance for a Jewish readership, it is fair to say that John, who uses symbolism throughout his writing, wants us to understand the purpose of the water: it was for outward and <i>ceremonial<\/i> cleansing of people who were physically and spiritually <i>unclean<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>The wine<\/b>. Jesus directed the servants to draw from the water jars and take it to the <i>steward<\/i>, the wedding master of ceremonies, for tasting. Recognizing the fine quality of the wine he spoke with the bridegroom, complimenting him for leaving the best wine, contrary to custom, until the last.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We are left in no doubt about the quality and superabundance of Jesus\u2019 action. He had provided for a bridegroom in his dilemma \u2013 saving him from potential legal action, for at the time the bridegroom was responsible for the cost of the wedding. Jesus also provided a generous wedding gift: the new couple could have sold the balance of the wine to start their new home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some critics have responded to Jesus\u2019 action in turning some 120 \u2013 130 gallons of water into wine as a purposeless \u2018luxury\u2019 miracle. It\u2019s said this miracle is unlike every other supernatural act of Jesus. On every other occasion he showed God\u2019s concern for those in physical need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>What then do we glean from this remarkable event?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In verse 11 we read: <i>Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in<\/i> (<i>on<\/i>) <i>him.<\/i> None of Jesus\u2019 actions were simply designed to assuage human suffering. Yes, they do reveal God\u2019s compassion, but they also point to the fact that <b>in Jesus the transcendent God has come among us in person.<\/b> In John\u2019s Gospel Jesus\u2019 extraordinary acts are spoken of as <i>signs<\/i> revealing his glory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Furthermore, because this <i>sign<\/i> is not followed up with John\u2019s usual spiritual discourse, we need to look more carefully at the detail of the narrative. As we observed, in verse 6 John had indicated that the water in the six stone jars was used <i>for the Jewish rites of purification<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Given the direction of John\u2019s narrative to the <i>hour<\/i> when Jesus said <b>he would be glorified \u2013 in his crucifixion<\/b> \u2013 we can say that the water, now turned into wine, symbolized the day when Jesus would generously provide the perfect, once and for all time <i>spiritual cleansing<\/i> for the sins of an unclean humanity \u2013 through his shed blood on the cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Significantly, John the Gospel writer tells us that <i>the<\/i> <i>disciples believed in<\/i> him. They did not simply believe that he was divinity walking amongst them: they put their trust in him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jesus\u2019 turning the water into wine was the first occasion John records when <b>Jesus chose to intervene and act outside \u2018the laws of nature\u2019<\/b>. It was the first of the <i>signs<\/i> authenticating him as the Word of God, the Son of God incarnate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Prayer<\/i><\/b>: Lord Christ, eternal Word and Light of the Father\u2019s glory: send your light and your truth so that we may both know and proclaim your word of life, to the glory of God the Father; for you now live and reign, God for all eternity. <b>Amen.<\/b><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p class=\"p1\"><strong>\u00a9 John G. Mason<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"The Jesus Story \u2013 Sign #1: Water into Wine\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-09-11T01:00:00+10:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\n\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"7.7\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2FThe-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Fthe-jesus-story-sign-1-water-into-wine%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=31953-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The-Jesus-Story---Sign--1--Water-Into-Wine.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 8:25 &#8212; 7.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>In his book, God and Stephen Hawking (2011), Dr. John Lennox notes a current objection to miracles that says: \u2018Now we know the laws of nature, miracles are impossible\u2019. 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