A Lot for a Little
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by Pastor Nave on March 19, 2017
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now (John 2:1–10, KJV).
We take a lot for granted in our life—the air we breathe, the roof over our heads, etc. God sustains us with the basic necessities for living, and we go about each day without thanking Him for it. But, while God meets the basic needs in our lives, He doesn’t just want to stop there. He has bigger plans! God desires for His glory to be revealed in us!
This story in Scripture where Jesus turns water into wine doesn’t seem like such a big deal. Of all the things the Lord of Glory can do in us and through us, why did God choose this setting to perform a miracle? In the eastern culture, hospitality was very important; taking care of and providing for guests well enough was expected. Here, the bridegroom wasn’t able to or didn’t prepare to have enough wine at his wedding for his guests. But, Jesus came in and saved this man’s reputation; He turned a disgrace into an utter victory.
We feel God can’t do something great in our lives with just a little bit of what we have to give. But, in Jesus’ first miracle, He took the wash pots and filled them up to the brim. He then made the best wine out of water used to wash the hands and feet of people traveling in the dirty streets of the city. He used a little of what someone had, and performed a large miracle. A lot for a little
Scripture tells us if we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our hearts (Psalms 37:4). God wants to give us our desires in this life, but He wants to multiply and add to them as well! When God completes any work in our lives, it will always be greater than anything we could do, and greater than what we started with.
Jesus took one of the most basic elements and performed a major miracle. Just as God did this back then, He can do the same in our lives today. He can take the most basic among us and speak a Word into our lives that will change us forever.
God’s potential impact in us is regulated by our faith. We need to believe that God is able to do anything and has no limit in our life. We must step out and believe the impossible—God is able to do something great with something we feel is insignificant. When we trust Him, the miraculous will happen.
Anything God does in our lives will require a faith step from us. We have to proclaim the promises of God even when we don’t see them. We don’t need “proof” of God working—we just need to believe (Hebrews 11:1). If we don’t have faith in what God will do, we can’t please Him. But, if we trust Him, God will reward us with a miracle (Hebrews 11:6).
There is unlimited power in the Word of God. To work in our lives, all we have to do is give God room to step into our lives, and a flood of His presence will come. He’s not asking for much—we just need to give Him a little bit and see what He’ll do with it.
