The Good Wine - John 2:10

John the apostle wrote, “the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus said unto him, They have no wine. Jesus said unto her, Woman, what have I to do with you? my hour is not yet come. His mother said unto the servants, Whatsoever he says unto you, do it. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus said unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he said unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not from where it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, ...”, and in chapter two and verse ten of his book, John shared how the governor of the feast said, “you have kept the good wine until now”, where we read:

And said unto him, Every man at the beginning does set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now.

The verse reads, “And said unto him, Every man at the beginning does set forth good wine;” John began with the words, “and said unto him” which means “and uttered, declared and proclaimed to the host of the wedding banquet”, “Every man at the beginning” which means “each male human being at the first, chiefly and principally” “does set forth good wine” or “places, puts and serves beautiful, excellent, choice and surpassing wine from fruit”. John shared how the “ruler” told the “host” of the wedding banquet how “every” person who hold a “wedding banquet” puts out the “best” “wine” first.

The verse goes on to say, “and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now.” John added the words, “and when men have well drunk” which means “and at the time and moment people whether male or female have become intoxicated or drunken”, “then that which is worse” or “at that time the wine that is less excellent”; “but you have kept” which means “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover you, wedding host, have reserved, attended to carefully and taken” “the good wine until now” or “the beautiful, excellent, choice and surpassing wine from fruit till this moment in time”. John shared how the “ruler” told the “host” of the wedding how most people wait until people are “intoxicated” and then bring out the less valuable and worse “wine”.

When we think through John's words in this verse, we learn how Jesus not only turned the “water into wine”, but the taste of the “wine” was so special the “ruler” commented and praised the “host” for it. Jesus does all things well, and when He performs a “supernatural miracle”, He intends for it to be done well. This is why He is able to take the most vial of sinners and completely transform them. Regardless of how wicked they have been, Jesus can change them and make them whole. This “ruler” noted the wonderful taste of this “wine”, and those who observe a person when Jesus alters their life will be amazed by the work of the wonderful “Savior Jesus”.

Next time John shares, “This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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