SAVED to be the BEST..!

Let’s read John 2: 5b

“Do whatever he tells you.”

 

John 2:1-11 describes the “first of the signs through which Jesus revealed His glory.” Jesus changed water into wine. 

When the wine was gone, at the right time the servants did whatever Jesus told them to do. What did Jesus get them to do? “Fill the jars with WATER”. And the servants filled them to the brim. What jars were these? These were the kind of jars used by the Jews for ceremonial washing. On the command of Jesus, the servants drew some out from the jars and took it to the master of the banquet. Relishing the pleasant surprise, the master praised the groom and said “you have saved the best for the end”. 

This incident is an illustration to the phenomenon of SALVATION we have IN CHRIST. When all had sinned and come short of the GLORY of God, Jesus came into the picture at the right time and revealed His GLORY. 

Jesus came into this world at a time when the Law was being used as water for external cleansing – External righteousness through ceremonies, rituals and “following the rules externally”. The wine represents the Blood of Jesus that cleanses us from ALL unrighteousness, both external and internal (read 1 John 1:7). Jesus changed the water (Law) to wine (Blood). Water cleanses you on the outside, but the Blood cleanses you from the inside...!!

The jars were filled to the brim by the servants, but notice who gets the credit/praise. The master said to the bridegroom – “You saved the BEST for last”. The bridegroom represents Jesus Christ who alone can save us through the New Covenant (read 2 Corinthians 3:4-6). We are currently not under the Old Covenant; we are under the New Covenant which is the BEST of the two.

Accept the Salvation of Christ under the New Covenant and “Do whatever HE tells you”...!!