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All right , welcome to day five of John , chapter two . We're going to read a big portion of the text again and then point to the entire point of this miracle , john 2 , one and following On . The third day there was a wedding at Cana , in Galilee , and the mother of Jesus was there . Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples , and when the wine ran out , the mother of Jesus said to him they have no wine . And Jesus said to her woman what does this have to do with me ? My hour has not yet come . And his mother said to the servants do whatever he tells you Now . There were six stone water jars that were there for the Jewish rites of purification , each holding 20 or 30 gallons , and Jesus said to the servants fill the jars with water . And they filled them up to the brim and he said to them now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast . And so they took it , and when the master of the feast tasted , the water now become wine and did not know where it came from , though the servants who had drawn the water knew . The master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him everyone serves the good wine first , and when people have drunk freely , then the poor one . But you have kept the good wine until now . This , the first of his signs , jesus did at Cana , in Galilee , and manifested his glory , and his disciples believed
in him . You see , it's interesting In the gospel of John , when Jesus does miracles , it's called a sign .
Speaker 2And the reason it's called a sign is because a sign always points to something greater than himself . And so what it's called a sign is because a sign always points to something greater than himself . And so what Jesus is doing is he's not just doing random miracles , he's not just flexing his raw power , but he's revealing his redemptive purpose . You hear that . Don't miss that . That miracles of Jesus in the Bible are not just Jesus flexing his raw power , yet Jesus is revealing or pointing to his redemptive purpose . So why do this miracle ? Was it only because hospitality is such a big deal and he's trying to take care of this guy ? No , that's not it . This is a sign .
Speaker 2So what does this miracle point
to ? Here's the point of this miracle that you and I are the dirty hand-washed water that's in the jar , and that Jesus , and Jesus alone , takes what is dirty and nasty and transforms it into something beautiful and valuable . That's what Jesus does for us . You see , what did not happen is Jesus does not tell the servants you see those jars over there . Why don't you go get some Clorox wipes ? And I want you to wipe them down from the outside .
Speaker 2And what we're going to do is we're going to change what's on the inside by whitewashing the outside . That won't work . That's what religion tries to do . Religion is nothing but trying to appease God by an effort at a higher moral standard and moral activity . But if you clean the outside of the jars , that does not change what is on the inside . That what he is pointing to is God's redemptive purpose is he wants to transform us from something gross to something beautiful , from something that was dead to something that was alive , and that requires a miracle , and cleaning up the outside will never do it .
Speaker 2What we have to do is put our lives into the hands of Jesus , and when we do that , he doesn't just filter out the bad things from your life and go from dirty water to clean water . That's not what he does . He completely transforms us from something that we were not into something that we are . We were orphans , we were lost , we were blind , we were dead .
Speaker 2And when Christ enters our life , we become sons of the most high God . We are able to see we are not lame anymore , we can walk . We are not blind , we can see . We are not lame anymore , we can walk . We are not blind , we can see . We are made new , that we are brought from spiritual death to spiritual life , because that's just what Jesus does . And then Jesus presents us to his heavenly father and says here , here , I took what was old and dead and corrupted by sin , and not only have I purified it , I've completely changed it to something that is pleasing to you . That's what this miracle is about that through the blood of Jesus Christ , he took a bunch of old , dirty , washed-up , good-for-nothing folks like me and you , and he has transformed us into something beautiful before the king , his very own sons
. This is the point of John , chapter two . I hope you know that , I hope you believe that and I hope you will live like that is true in your life .
Speaker 1Amen . Thank you for listening to today's episode Before you go . If you want to help equip other men for the fight , share this podcast around and leave us a five-star rating and review . Stay sharp .