Whatever He says to you, do it!

"Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.”

                                                                         John 2:4-5   NKJV

Jesus and His mother, Mary, went to a wedding in Cana. This could well have been a family celebration. Halfway through the celebration, the wine ran out. This would have been a humiliating situation for the bride and groom because some wedding feasts could go on for days. Just the fact that Mary turned to Jesus to tell Him the wine had ran out, suggests that this may well have been a family concern. Jesus' response was that His time had not come yet and appears to have been a refusal to become involved. However, Mary recognised something in Jesus that told her He would respond and help. This is why she spoke to the servants with, 'Whatever He says to you, do it.'  There is nothing to suggest that Mary wanted to rush Jesus' ministry, it was just the fact that, she felt obliged to help her family and therefore she asked her son for assistance. Jesus is always willing to help, especially in times such as this. It is not only the serious things of life that we can call out to Him, but the everyday matters and Jesus' response here confirms this.

As Jesus gets to work directing the servants what to do. He tells them to fill the six large pots of stone with water. It must have seemed a strange thing to do but, there is no indication that the servants had made a comment about this. As they tasted the wine, to their amazement it was the finest of wines. This is amazing but, so is the volume of wine that was produced, The six pots would have contained 180 gallon of wine which if one equates this to pint bottles = 1440 and expected 3 glasses from each bottle this must have been to the equivalent of 4320 glasses of wine. Amazing. If you are having a wedding or party, Jesus must be your number one guest.

This really confirms that what we give to Jesus - the empty jars, He will give you back more than you will ever need. With Jesus, there is always the feeling that the best is yet to come. This is why life with Him is always exciting. We never know what He is going to do for us. He can do what we ask, we just need to be obedient and trust Him. 

When you find yourself in a problem, the first thing to do is, call on Him. This is so important. When this is done, there is mostly the waiting time, but not always, He can act in a flash if this is what is needed. But mostly, there is a wait. This is not because He wants to make us wait. We don't know that He has to do to bring the answer to our request. There may be some preparation that needs His attention before He answers. So trust Him and be patient. And remember, 'Whatever He says to you, do it!"

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

Lord Jesus, I have sinned   

I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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