“And said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” – John 2:10
In the village of Cana, Jesus quietly worked a miracle that demonstrated that He was God and Lord over the elements of nature. He turned water into wine. Atoms and molecules changed completely because Jesus is, and always has been, the sustainer of the universe. He holds everything together and can rearrange the building blocks of matter as He desires. He did this, without fanfare, so that His first followers would believe, without a shadow of a doubt, that He was Messiah, the Christ, God come in the flesh.
His choice to perform this miracle says a great deal about His mission in stepping into our world. In this moment, Jesus guarded the dignity of a family who’d run out of wine. Rather than let them be embarrassed by this faux pas, He simply resolved their problem. They had no idea who or how they’d been rescued. Jesus loves and guards our dignity without a second thought.
More significantly, this miracle reminds us that with God, the best is yet to come. Jesus came to usher in a new covenant that was infinitely superior to the old. The old covenant was built on laws, rules, and the consequences of failing to keep those rules. It was a covenant of blessings but more often curses for failure. However, God kept the good wine for the end! God pours out the delicious, excellent wine of His grace through Jesus Christ. Jesus came to usher in a new covenant based on God’s gracious, loving, merciful nature. No longer would our fate be determined by our failure. Our future is now defined by God’s grace given freely through faith in Jesus the Christ. This is the best wine which God saved for these later days!
Through faith in Jesus, we are forgiven our sins. Our guilt and shame are washed away. We are reconciled to God, united with Christ, and sealed by the Holy Spirit. This is the perfect wine of grace. Your identity is no longer based on your failures but upon Christ in you. Your value isn’t based on your performance but on the fact that you bear God’s image. Your status is no longer in doubt – you are a beloved child of God through Jesus Christ. This is the good wine, poured out at the cross for you! #FollowJesus