{"id":814,"date":"2026-04-28T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=814&2026"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:00:21","slug":"an-insignificant-miracle-john-2-1-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/an-insignificant-miracle-john-2-1-12\/","title":{"rendered":"An Insignificant Miracle: John 2:1-12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: John 2:1-12 (NASB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; <sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. <sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to Him, &#8220;They have no wine.&#8221; <sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to her, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.&#8221;<\/span> <sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0His mother <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to the servants, &#8220;Whatever He says to you, do it.&#8221; <sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. <sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0Jesus <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to them, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Fill the waterpots with water.&#8221;<\/span> So they filled them up to the brim. <sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0And He <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to them, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Draw <em>some<\/em> out now and take it to the <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">Or <em>steward<\/em><\/span>headwaiter.&#8221;<\/span> So they took it <em>to him.<\/em> <sup>9<\/sup>\u00a0When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>called the bridegroom, <sup>10<\/sup>\u00a0and <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">This word is present tense in the Greek, but it has been translated as past tense to conform to modern usage.<\/span>said to him, &#8220;Every man serves the good wine first, and when <em>the people<\/em> have drunk freely, <em>then he serves<\/em> the poorer <em>wine; but<\/em> you have kept the good wine until now.&#8221; <sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0This beginning of <em>His<\/em> signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. <\/p><p><sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and <em>His<\/em> brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few days.<\/p><p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john 2:1-12&amp;version=NASB\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">John 2:1-12<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>In one of the most unusual miracles Jesus ever performed, when reading about how it happened, it almost seemed like Jesus really didn\u2019t want to do it. This miracle is only recorded in John\u2019s gospel, and very little is known about what happened outside of what John chose to include in his gospel. I\u2019m not sure we even know who was getting married, but what we do know is that this marriage ceremony ran into a serious problem.<\/p>\r\n<p>Well, in retrospect, the problem probably wasn\u2019t that serious. If it were a life or death situation, then it\u2019s unlikely Jesus would have been called in to help. This event happened before Jesus had done any miracles and there was no fame, glory, or even a track record to lean on.<\/p>\r\n<p>Just because Jesus hadn\u2019t performed any miracles didn\u2019t stop Mary, Jesus\u2019 mother, from bringing this problem to Him. John tells us the problem and what Mary did: \u201c<strong>When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, \u2018They have no wine.\u2019<\/strong>\u201d (v. 3)<\/p>\r\n<p>And Jesus doesn\u2019t really help the situation with His response: \u201c<strong>Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 4)<\/p>\r\n<p>If we take this problem and place it next to the huge problems in the world, it looks incredibly petty. If we place this problem next to Jesus\u2019 big mission for His life, this problem looks insignificant. Outside of a handful of people, this event running out of wine would be forgotten at most months or a few years after the event had happened, and even bringing it up weeks later would be for more humorous purposes. In comparison, Jesus\u2019 mission has eternal significance, and one misstep could cause the entire plan of salvation to fail.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, Mary is not discouraged. She tells the servants, \u201c<strong>Whatever He says to you, do it.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 5)<\/p>\r\n<p>In Mary\u2019s actions we see an incredible witness. Jesus may have not intended to perform a miracle here, but Mary pushes Jesus\u2019 hand and she has faith in His ability to get them out of this socially awkward situation. Mary may not have expected a miracle. She may have simply know Jesus to be very intelligent and capable of solving unsolvable problems. In an odd sort of way, Mary\u2019s request is a precursor to the tricks and traps of the Pharisees and religious leaders. It\u2019s an unsolvable problem for those who don\u2019t have merchant friends after the sun has set and the shops are closed.<\/p>\r\n<p>But Jesus bends His plans to help this situation. While He may have been saving the first miracle to be a significant one on a bigger scale than this, what ultimately happens with this miracle is that Jesus shares a different and fascinating picture of God\u2019s character. <strong>In this miracle, Jesus demonstrates God\u2019s love for us when facing struggles, problems, and difficult situations, and He wants to help us where we are.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Jesus\u2019 first miracle helped an unknown host with a socially awkward problem that seemed huge in the moment but was ultimately insignificant in the big picture. This says that when we face huge challenges in our own lives, God is willing to step in and help out when we ask. We might not think our problem is in His desire to solve, but Jesus is more interested in helping us, the individual, than on the details of the problem.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--814\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, <a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/\" title=\"Check out Reflective Bible Study!\">click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p><p><em><a class=\"underline\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onClick=\"rbs_aj_inline_subscribe(this, '814');\">Subscribe<\/a> to this blog and never miss an insight.<\/em><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In one of the most unusual miracles Jesus ever performed, when reading about how it happened, it almost seemed like Jesus really didn\u2019t want to do it. 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