Max Lucado Life Lessons from
John Chapter 2.
Memory Verse:
John 2:5
“His mother said to the servant whatever he says to you do it”.
Reflection: I cannot think of one.
John 2:1-11 NKJV.
1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”
4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” 6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece. 7 Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, “Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.” And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!” 11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days.
CHAPTER 2
John 2:1-12. FIRST MIRACLE, WATER MADE WINE--BRIEF VISIT TO CAPERNAUM. By J.F.B
1. third day--He would take two days to reach Galilee, and this was the third. mother there--it being probably some relative's marriage. John never names her.
3. no wine--evidently expecting some display of His glory, and hinting that now was His time.
4, 5. Woman--no term of disrespect in the language of that day ( John 19:26 ).
John 19:26
When Jesus, therefore, saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”
what. . . to do with thee--that is, "In my Father's business I have to do with Him only." It was a gentle rebuke for officious interference, entering a region from which all creatures were excluded (compare Act 4:19, 20 ).
But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge 20. “For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
mine hour, &c.--hinting that He would do something, but at His own time; and so, she understood it ( John 2:5 ).
6. firkins--about seven and a half gallons in Jewish, or nine in Attic measure; each of these huge water jars, therefore, holding some twenty or more gallons, for washings at such feasts ( Mar 7:4 ).
Mar.7:4- And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brazen vessels, and of tables
7, 8. Fill. . . draw. . . bear--directing all, but Himself touching nothing, to prevent all appearance of collusion.
9, 10. well drunk--"drunk abundantly" (as Sgs 5:1 ), speaking of the general practice.
Sng 5:1 KJV - 1 I Am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved
10. the good wine. . . until now--thus testifying, while ignorant of the source of supply, not only that it was really wine, but better than any at the feast.
11. manifested forth his glory--Nothing in the least like this is said of the miracles of prophet or apostle, nor could without manifest blasphemy be said of any mere creature. Observe,
(1) At a marriage Christ made His first public appearance in any company, and at a marriage, He wrought His first miracle--the noblest sanction that could be given to that God-given institution. (2) As the miracle did not make bad good, but good better, so Christianity only redeems, sanctifies, and ennobles the beneficent but abused institution of marriage; and Christ's whole work only turns the water of earth into the wine of heaven. Thus "this beginning of miracles" exhibited the character and "manifested forth the glory" of His entire Mission. (3) As Christ countenanced our seasons of festivity, so also that greater fulness which befits such; so far was He from encouraging that asceticism which has since been so often put for all religion. (4) The character and authority ascribed by Romanists to the Virgin are directly in the teeth of this and other scriptures.
ME:
1. God instituted the first marriage in Geneses with Adam and Eve.
Gen 2:18
And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Gen 2:22-25
Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
“This is now bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
2. He was at the second in Canna doing his first miracle
John 2.
3. Eph.5, makes it clear marriage is a picture of the relationship of the church and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4. And Jesus will be at the marriage supper of the lamb
Revelation 19:9
Rev 19:9 Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.”
EXPLORATION:
1. NO because Jesus is a person of great grace and this wedding appears to be a family friend or relative because Mary is there.
2. appears to be a family friend or relative because Mary is there.
3. It could mean several things some commentators believe Jesus is talking about the cross, still, others believe He was going to do something but it was not yet the time to do it.
4. (5) His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” Part 2 of the question. I don’t know.
5. Thus testifying,
but ignorant of the source of supply that Jesus is God in the flesh,
not only that it was really wine, but better than any at the feast. (J.F.B)
6. John 11:15
“And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless, let us go to him.”
John 11:4
When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
John 11:40
Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
2Co 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
REACTION
7. Yes, when she stipulated whatever he says do it!
8. Just pray about everything. Jesus is not in the flesh but we are given another comforter, the Holy Spirit to lead us, guide us, and teach us.
9. SELF, sin, doubt, hindrances in one’s life.
God has provided “everything pertaining to life and godliness” (2 Pet. 1:3),
To experience God’s provision, we must remove any hindrances and look beyond the gifts to the Giver.
QUARRELING
Arguing
James.4:1 New International Version
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
GUILT
God’s answer for our guilt is the cross of Jesus Christ, where He bore the punishment that we deserve. As God in human flesh, His sacrifice satisfied God’s holy wrath against our sin, so that God could be both “just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Rom. 3:26).
Rom 3:26
to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Because He paid our debt, Paul proclaimed (8:1), “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
DIFFICULTIES
Difficulties can prevent God’s provision if we take our eyes off the Lord.
Reference Joseph’s life and Jacob being old moving to Egypt.
DESPAIR and Depression
GREED
10. All ways, it is in Him and through Him that our needs are met.
11. Faith… remembering the past is a faith marker for the present.
12. The world does not see Jesus it sees a bible thump in know- it- all who lack compassion.
JOURNALING
All of them!
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