Monday, February 15, 2016

Water into Wine

As our Lent Theme this year we are looking at the seven signs/miracles that Jesus performed in order to prove to His followers that we was the Christ, the Son of God.  February 14, 2016 we looked a the scripture of John 2:1-12 and I asked what does this story teach us about people, Jesus and ourselves.  God spoke to me about Mary's request changing the mind of Jesus to get involved in the situation.  It reminded me to pray for people because I might get Jesus involved in a situation!
red-night-drops-wine.jpg (3440×5160)After the service Ernie Thompson told me that God was talking to him about the new wine and the old wine of the ceremony.  He said God impressed on him that the old wine was symbolic of the life the Jews were living under the Law and the new wine represented the New Life in Christ that Jesus was bringing to the world!

What about you?  What is God saying to you about this sign of Jesus?

No comments:

Post a Comment

The Generous Grace of God

Ultimately, the parable of the prodigal son teaches us about "the generosity of God's grace." This kind of grace often challen...