Daily Bread - Nov 21 2006

John 2:3 - "And having a shortage of wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, 'they are out of wine.' "

The first miracle that Jesus worked was to supply what seemed to only be an indulgence so that men could celebrate a joyous occasion. But what Jesus actually did was to begin to reveal who He was and what He was going to do for all mankind.

The majority of Jesus' ministry and teaching was focused on the water of the Spirit and the wine of His blood. When we consider the message of communion and fellowship in the Spirit and in the blood of Jesus, this miracle takes on a whole new dimension of meaning and purpose. Jesus liberally supplies communion to all those who are willing to drink and rejoice in the goodness of God. It is through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that we are giving the miracle of intimate and unlimited communion with God.

The prophets testified of the blessing of God and the abundance of wine that He would supply in the last days (Amos 9:13- 14; Hosea 14:7; Jeremiah 31;12). In fact, we may view this event and miracle as the proclamation of the Messianic Age as well as the beginning of the call to the New Covenant. God is calling all men everywhere to come and fellowship with Him and rejoice in His presence. And as recorded in Enoch 10:19, the vine has provided wine in abundance.

Be blessed,

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org