(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
http://faithandworshipseries.blogspot.com/
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