I don't know the answer to that question. I am sure it could be plausible. But wondering about it is taking me into the Bible to check out some of those that are recorded in the gospels in some depth beginning with his first one, and then in the next few days, continuing on with some others.
Jesus Turns the Water into Wine John 2:1-11
Jesus, his mother Mary, and his disciples had been invited to a wedding in Cana. While there, the hosts had run out of wine and so his mother Mary had said to Jesus, "They have no more wine."
It seems obvious to me that Mary was perhaps suggesting that Jesus could do something about the situation. Jesus does not really seem anxious to get involved but he did. Could it have been an act of obedience to his mother?
Again, I do not know. But he does follow through in that he told the servants to fill 6 jars with water and the servants did so filling them to the brim.
Jesus had told them than to draw out some of it and give it to the governor of the feast. And when he had tasted the water which had by then turned to wine, the governor did not know where the wine had come from and so he called for the bridegroom to inquire of it.
Why is this miracle so important as being the first one that Jesus performed? Could it be as stated above, that Jesus was using it as a lesson that even though we are adults, we should listen to and even obey our parents? Could it be that it was a defining moment in the lives of the guests and also the disciples that Jesus really who he said he was? After all, not just anyone could turn water into wine as he had done that day. Could it be that it gave permission to Christians that is was ok to drink? Or was there some other reason which we have missed?
Today, alcoholism and drug abuse run rampant in our society. And it didn't just start in more recent years, of course. But it begs the question of why it so bad if even Jesus provided it for the guests at the wedding.
No Bible scholar am I, and I do admit that. And there are certainly people that should steer clear of it for sure. Some in my own family have had drinking problems. For me it is totally out of the question. Not because I would ever become an alcoholic. More like, I would never because I can't stand the smell or taste of what I have had in my youth, which was a blessing because I eventually saw what kind of damage it could do to families firsthand, and so it was easy for me to stay away from.
But does the Bible say any more about it, then what is given in this miracle of Jesus? Or was he really setting us up to sin and fall into the problems that it causes? Come back tomorrow for what we can learn in reference to those questions.
February 11, 2019 Promise: You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart. Jeremiah 29:13
Hello Friends. I hope you are getting a great start off to the new week! As for us in this part of the country, we got some more snow yesterday. But I am not complaining. I actually like winter even though it can get pretty cold. Even at that, our winter this year really hasn't been too bad. Yet! It isn't over yet so I am good if it doesn't get any worse. Because it has in the past years and some of them were not fun at all. LOL. Anyway, I pray for God's blessing on you today!
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