1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,

2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3 When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."

4 "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."

5 His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."

6 Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

7 Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim.

8 Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet."  They did so,

9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside

10 and said, "Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

11 This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

 

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This is the first of many miracles that Jesus performs, at least the miracles that are recorded in the bible. There are many more that He did that are not recorded, even John stated as such:

 

 

25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

 

I have read this scripture many times and heard the story and I’m sure the same applies to you, but have you ever paid attention to the dialogue between Mary and Jesus, as if she knew He could do something about the wine that was no more? It wasn’t their wedding, they were just attending as guests. Mary simply stated to Jesus, "They have no more wine" as if she expected Him to do something about it. Jesus said to her, "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come." It’s as if Jesus was saying, “Sshhhh, why do you want me to get involved with this? We both know that because I am the Son of the Most High God I can do unusual things. but the time for this to be revealed isn’t right yet.”

 

Of course, Jesus was absolutely obedient to the Father and to the law given to Moses. He was perfect in every way, and demonstrated this by honoring His mother and supplied according to her request.

 

Have you ever wondered why she knew that He could perform that first recorded miracle? It’s as though she knew something about Him. Imagine the Son of the Living God as your own son and the task was given to you to raise Him up in a family atmosphere and one day be revealed as the Messiah.

 

He wasn’t like other children. When He played outside with the other little boys, did He reach out and heal the wound of His friend who fell down and scraped a knee? When a brother or sister came down with a cold, did He heal them from their infirmity?

 

When the family business was a little slow and food for the family wasn’t enough, did Jesus bless the meal the same way that He did for the fish and loaves of bread, causing a meal that was enough for one person to increase to an amount that would feed His entire family?

 

We can see from Mary’s words that she expected Jesus to be able to do something about the lack of wine. When she told the servants to do whatever Jesus told them to do, she was speaking from experience; the kind of experience that only a mother would know of from raising such an extraordinary son.

 

What a joy it must have been to be the one chosen by the Lord to nurture the Son of God from an infant to a grown man, but what a burden it must have also been. Mary couldn’t brag to the girls at the party about the great things Jesus was doing while growing up. The time wasn’t right until later in His life when His ministry began. All the great things that she had seen Him do, she had to keep to herself.

 

By the time He was 30, she must have been anxious to announce to the world about her son, the promised Messiah. She was ready for Him to bring salvation to the world, although she might not have realized the extent of the pain she would feel when that precious Son, the Lamb of God, was brutally crucified on the cross.

 

The next time you read this passage of scripture, think about what might have been Mary's knowledge and experience in raising such an extraordinary Son who was also the King Eternal and the Lord of Lords.