Demonstrating His glory!

  

     The beginning of the Lord's miracle was to turn water to wine. He did it simply to manifest His glory, (John 1). He didn't do it because they were thirsty, needed more wine, to win the world, feed the hungry or clothe the naked.  He just did it to manifest, make visible, His glory.  You know, religious people hate this kind of story.  If they believe in miracles at all, they want all miracles to be about man and his welfare.  Every now and then, God upsets the apple cart and just does something to say "Hello....here I am....see my glory".    Oh, I love it when He shows us His glory by turning water to wine, and He still does it.   It doesn't have to be anything else for me.  There are a lot of things God does and will do and I am all for it all.  But, I love His glory, I treasure His glory.  Moses was like that.  He could have gone to the promised land without God, or with angels, or even with the presence of God but He would not go until God promised to show him His glory, which God did by putting Moses on a rock, covering him with His hand of love and parading  all His goodness before Moses for Moses to see.  My, oh my, what a moment!

    When Jesus turned the water to wine, He first had to call for old waterpots normally used to wash feet in.  Worthless vessels.  Vessels no one would ever choose to drink out of if there was any choice.  My friend, that is who we are.  Worthless vessels, Gentile dogs, undeserving of God's love or God's anything....but, He called us out, filled us with living water and then turns that water to living, new wine, manifesting His glory in earthen waterpots such as you and I.  Whew!   It is good!

      I receive His glory, just like the Bible says, "with exceeding great joy".  I pray for His water daily and hope for that water to be turned to wine, everyday.   That wine, back there at that wedding ceremony was served to important people.  They asked what kind of person would reserve the best wine for the last of the party.  The answer is there is only one....His name is Jesus!    The custom was to serve the best first, get people intoxicated and then served them cheaper wine, knowing by that time they wouldn't notice.  I believe we are facing last days and am happy to report Jesus has saved the best wine for the last.  And, if I am right, and if this is the last days, expect more wine.  Expect more manifestations of His glory.