Obey Him unconditionally

 

 

At the wedding in Cana of Galilee,

the servants obeyed Jesus' mother's words,

"Do whatever he (Jesus) tells you,"

and Jesus told them to fill the six stones and "fill each jar with water."
Not only that, but the servants did so

when Jesus said, “Now take some and give it to the ruler of the feast”

(John 2:5-8).

 

How could the servants obey Jesus' command

to fill every stone jar with water when they ran out of wine?

Surely the servants filled the stone jars with water,

but could they have obeyed Jesus when he said,

“Now take some and give it to the person in charge of the feast?”

They must have thought that it was the water they had filled in the jar

that they were giving to the person in charge of leftovers when they left.

 

Did they truly believe in the moment that Jesus turned that water into wine?

According to John 2:11, the Scripture says,

"This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory.

And his disciples believed in him."

It states that his disciples believed in Jesus,

but it does not mention that his servants also believed.

The lesson to be learned is that servants must unconditionally obey the Master's words.

It's not about obeying or disobeying the Master's words

based on one's own reasoning, emotions, or willpower,

but rather recognizing that a servant must unconditionally obey the Master's words.

Therefore, if we truly are the Lord's servants,

we receive the lesson that we must unconditionally obey the Lord's words.