“Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, ‘They have no wine.’” John 2:2

The Invited Guest

I was on my way to a wedding. As we drove along the highway, I was praying for this young man and his bride. My heart was full of thoughts of all the good things this couple stood for, as well as the red flags and danger signs I saw in their relationship. I was happy for them and worried for them all at the same time. I was reminded of the wedding at Cana. Jesus had been invited to a wedding as well.

Weddings are a time of celebration, a public declaration of love and loyalty. Weddings recall the past as family members weep over the passing of a little one’s childhood and the unveiling of a young man or woman stepping into marriage and adulthood. There is a lot of hope in the joining of a man and woman beginning a new life together.

I had made a determined decision to support and encourage this couple. I had great hopes for them and was committed to praying for them. As we traveled to their celebration, I prayed that Jesus would turn the water into wine once more. I asked that Jesus would take their insufficiency and lack and turn it into a wonder of provision, a provision infused with a quality of joy. That’s the kind of thing Jesus does when He shows up at weddings.

I was reminded how He has done that very thing in my own life. He has found me in my need, in all the ways I was seriously lacking, in all the things I could never provide and yet He has worked something beautiful in me. Something unexpected. Something only He could do. It all began when I was finally willing “to do whatever He said to me.” That moment changed everything.

Invite Him to your “wedding.” Do whatever He tells you. Get ready for the excellence of water turned into wine. Celebrate!

“Father, Thank You for new wine! Your plans for us are always good. We will trust You in all things, at all times, in every way. We will respond to You in willing obedience. Thank You for the miracle of what You do in us. The best is yet to come! Amen.”