Good Morning All,
John
2:5; “(Jesus’) mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells
you.”
In front of a small rural church, the
minister used to list the sermon titles for the next two weeks. He had them listed like this:
Jan. 20th- Jesus walks on the water
Jan. 27th- Searching for Jesus
I don’t think this is exactly the message
he meant to convey but he did. Many
people are, or at least claim to be, searching for Jesus. They claim to be looking and listening for
Jesus. They profess to pray to him and
to believe in him and yet, do they?
Many people search for Jesus but are really
searching for a way or method to obtain the things of this world which they
want. They are like teenagers with Dad’s
credit card. All you have to do is swipe
it in the machine and just like that you get what you want. It couldn’t be easier. They have no idea as to the cost or the
process of how this works. They simply
demand and get.
There is the story of two friends who
rarely attended church. One of them got
a very aggressive form of cancer. So,
these two friends sat down each day and read the Bible. Yet when the one who got cancer died; the
second friend decided that there was no God because he didn’t heal his
friend. This man had a vision of God,
and it was that God was to do what the man demanded. He was searching for a God who would cover
his expenses and fulfill his demands.
Our verse is from the story of the wedding
at Cana. Jesus’ mother tells him that
the host is out of wine and that he should fix it. Even here, Mary is trying to use Jesus for
mundane and selfish purposes, but she believes that Jesus can do something, so
she tells the servants to do whatever Jesus tells them to do. The servants comply and fill water jugs with
water and then draw from those jugs wine for the feast. The servants, who did what Jesus asked, knew
what had happened. Most of the others
had no clue; they only knew they got more wine.
We should be like those servants; do
whatever Jesus tells us. It isn’t that
hard. Jesus tells us to repent and to
believe. We are to believe in his
promise and assurance that our sins are forgiven and that we will share in
eternal life with him. That is pretty
much it. He encourages us to take
advantage of the blessings which he bestows on us: prayer, Communion, the
gathering with fellow believers to name a few.
Yet he calls upon us to repent and to believe. Do whatever he asks of you. Trust in his words of hope and promise. He will never forsake you. Do whatever he asks of you; live your life in
his hope and comfort. Then all that you
seek will be given to you.
Dear
Father, too often we do not do as you ask; we go our own way and fall and
fail. Forgive us our sins and cleanse us
and bring us back to you. Guard us from
all evil and give your holy comfort to those in need of your care. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Bret
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