In John 4:10 Jesus tells the Samaritan Woman he can give her living water. And in verse 14 he says this “But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them giving them eternal life.” This portion of scripture came to mind as I read John chapter 2:1-12. I want you to see something here that fits this all together.
“The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. The wine supply ran out during the festivities. Jesus’ mother told him. ‘They have no more wine’.
‘Dear woman, that’s not our problem.’ Jesus replied. ‘My time has not yet come.’
But his mother told the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’
Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water.’ When the jars had been filled, he said, ‘Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.’ So the servants followed his instructions.
When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. ‘A host always serves the best wine first,’. He said. ‘Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now.’
This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers and his disciples.”
I want you to think about something here. We as Christians are called vessels and people at first don’t see changes in us and then when the Living Water, Jesus himself changes us that’s when we become vessels of honor. What kind of liquid comes forth when people see you?
Psalm 23:5 says “You prepare a feast before me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.” See the living water God puts into us should overflow and splash out of the vessels that we are. In Jeremiah 18:1-17 God shows the prophet a lesson in pottery and clay. God is constantly at work on us and our lives much like the vessels for water at Cana shaping us to be the people he wants. See if God is not changing you then you seriously need to step back stop and ask questions about your salvation because you may still be an empty water jug. Jesus also said this about our salvation.
John 3:5 “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.”
Here is more about us being vessels.
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
“You see, we don’t go preaching about ourselves. We preach Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, ‘Let there be light in the darkness,’ has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our power is from God, not from ourselves.”
Romans 12:1-2 gives us our flight path and contrary to Peter Pan and Captain Kirk it is not “Second Star to the right and on till morning.”
“And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice— the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good pleasing and perfect.”
God wants us transformed into willing vessels to be used by Him.
In the words of Optimus Prime “Autobots transform and roll out.”
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