Is Jesus Christ My Servant?
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43 John 02:04 TheContext: Jesus and some of his followers were invited to a wedding where his mother was there also. When the wedding ran out of wine, Jesus mother told Jesus about the need. Jesus responded to his mother with what we tend to view as a rather blunt or even disrespectful question.
God Asks Us: And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.”
jne: While Jesus' mother probably knew more about Jesus than anyone at this time, there were many things she, along with everyone else, did not understand. She evidently knew that Jesus had unique abilities, and was able to fix things. She clearly did not understand either the purpose or the timing of the specific events of Jesus life and ministry. Jesus did in fact go on to change water to good wine in this the first public miracle of his ministry. This demonstrated both His power and His concern for the problem the wedding party faced.
What then was Jesus trying to teach his mother, and anyone who heard their exchange? What does God want to teach me by this question? I think that I, like Jesus mother, tend to think I have a close relationship with Jesus. But I also sense that I, like His mother think I understand more than I actually do about what Jesus wants to do in my life and the lives of people I love. Like Jesus' mother I too often tell Jesus what I think needs to be done, rather than ask, or better yet, simply wait and watch, knowing that He will always do the right thing. This event could be considered an example of many of our prayers. "God, this is the problem, fix it now. To be fair, we usually include "please."
Just like at this wedding, God actually knows exactly the what and when of everything He does. Even though God loves to hear us talk to Him about our needs, He never needs to be informed about them. And most of all He never needs to be instructed about the timing of His solutions. God loves to serve us, but we must never treat Him as our servant.
43 John 02:04 TheContext: Jesus and some of his followers were invited to a wedding where his mother was there also. When the wedding ran out of wine, Jesus mother told Jesus about the need. Jesus responded to his mother with what we tend to view as a rather blunt or even disrespectful question.
God Asks Us: And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.”
jne: While Jesus' mother probably knew more about Jesus than anyone at this time, there were many things she, along with everyone else, did not understand. She evidently knew that Jesus had unique abilities, and was able to fix things. She clearly did not understand either the purpose or the timing of the specific events of Jesus life and ministry. Jesus did in fact go on to change water to good wine in this the first public miracle of his ministry. This demonstrated both His power and His concern for the problem the wedding party faced.
What then was Jesus trying to teach his mother, and anyone who heard their exchange? What does God want to teach me by this question? I think that I, like Jesus mother, tend to think I have a close relationship with Jesus. But I also sense that I, like His mother think I understand more than I actually do about what Jesus wants to do in my life and the lives of people I love. Like Jesus' mother I too often tell Jesus what I think needs to be done, rather than ask, or better yet, simply wait and watch, knowing that He will always do the right thing. This event could be considered an example of many of our prayers. "God, this is the problem, fix it now. To be fair, we usually include "please."
Just like at this wedding, God actually knows exactly the what and when of everything He does. Even though God loves to hear us talk to Him about our needs, He never needs to be informed about them. And most of all He never needs to be instructed about the timing of His solutions. God loves to serve us, but we must never treat Him as our servant.