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And Jesus then tells the servants to do something ridiculous.
There's these stone vessels there, He said, "Fill them with water."
Now that doesn't make sense; but, you know, when God is about to bless you, He most normally
issues a command.
And if that command is obeyed, many times miracles follow.
I mean, think about this: "Fill them with water."
"Water?
Did You not hear Your mother?
They're not out of water.
They're out of wine!
This makes no sense.
It is ridiculous.
It's idiotic.
And besides that, a hundred and fifty gallons of water?
Jesus, come on!
Do you know how long that's going to take us?
I mean, we've got a two-gallon bucket here.
That's 75 dips down in the well.
We're going to be at this for an hour!
Come on!"
But they do it.
They don't argue.
They just do it.
It makes no sense, it's laborious, but they do it.
And then He says, "All right, now take some out, give it to the master of the feast."
"What?
Look, my job's on the line here.
I take that guy some water, and I'm never going to get a gig working another wedding
ever!
You know, this is a small town, Jesus.
Everybody's going to hear about this.
You really want me to do that?"
But there was, you know, no argument.
They just did it.
And there's no indication that would let us think that somehow the water turned to
wine before they took it.
I think it turned to wine in process or after they handed it to the master of the feast.
It took faith.
Sometimes we have to do the ridiculous before God will do the miraculous.
We must obey even if, at times, it makes no sense.
And you may even feel at times that God is somehow toying with you, having a laugh at
your expense.
Let me assure you, He is not.
Our part is to obey and to do it zealously.
Fill it up to the brim.
And once we've obeyed, the miracle part is up to Him.
We draw the water, He turns it into wine; we lower the nets, He brings the fish;
we circle the city and shout, He causes the walls to fall down.
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