Turning Water to Wine (Pt.2)

(Part 2 of 2)

“Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned to wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servant who had drawn the water knew.”

                                                                                                John 2:7-9

Jesus turning the water into wine is considered the first recorded miracle of Jesus.  This miraculous event pointed to a greater work of transformation that Jesus intends to see happen within each of us.

When we put our faith in Jesus Christ; old things pass away and all things become new. Jesus, through the work of the Holy Spirit, begins the work of transforming our hearts and minds. Just as he created the very best robust wine inside each of those stone jars, he likewise is creating the very best in each of us.

While the work of transforming water into wine is truly miraculous, the turning of wine into water is no miracle at all! If you were to pour water back into those jars filled with wine, you will find that the wine will very quickly lose its potency and eventually become as though it had never been transformed in the first place.

Too often Christians allow themselves to become so diluted by the things that God delivered them out of that they too lose their potency to the point that the life transforming work Christ had done in their lives becomes negligible.

Don’t allow what God has done, the transformation that has taken place, to be lost because you are allowing yourself to be filled again with the things of this world: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life!

In fact, what Jesus intended for those who are being transformed is that they no longer be a reservoir to receive what the world is wants to pour into them, but according to John 7:37-38:

“On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.”

You were not created to be a container for ungodliness, wickedness, and sin. Rather you were created to be a fountain, releasing the life of God onto the world around you. This is the potential you carry! Jesus desires to create His best in you. Be transformed!

 

Pastor Scott Burr                                                                    

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