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The Wine That Never Fails
Great post, Frank
Just ordered 4 hard back copies of Jesus A Theography…for myself and the three other young women in my home 17, 19 & 23. We are each at different places in our lives, chronologically, and spiritually, and I believe this is the perfect choice for us. I expect the material will take us into the broader truths of JESUS and He will relate to each individual where we are :). Thanks for the suggestions earlier this week for reading material. My 17-year old has already answered my text with great enthusiasm. This is something they asked for which is so refreshing for me 🙂
Frank,
The thought came to me as I was reading your post that the poorer wine is not just what is in the world. The ‘church’ is guilty of providing that which is not best. We add fillers and dilute the life, losing the freshness of our precious Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that is one of the reasons that your books and blogs have become so popular. You have the gift of pouring out the new wine that tastes so much better than what many have been drinking in ‘church’.
Churchianity has been adding the world in the wine (message). There is the psychology and social engineering being brought in to spruce up the message. Lost is the practice of seeking The Lord, Himself for His fresh ‘best’ wine.
Thanks Frank
I love this for so many reasons! Jesus is truly the only One who can cover for our lacking, remove the shame, and bring beauty from our ashes. Thanks be to God for His incomparable and incomprehensible grace, mercy, and love.
Amen!
Wow, I needed to hear that. Sometimes I seek my joy and satisfaction in earthly things that leave me empty and unsatisfied. Jesus is the Real Wine, the Superior Wine, the Wine of Divine Joy! Wow.
I find it very interesting that this story of this wedding feast never mentions who the bridegroom or the bride is. It seems to me that this (although is a recollection of a real event that occurred) it also represents the fact that Jesus is the TRUE Bridegroom and He takes his responsibilities towards His Bride (the true church) seriously. It appears that in this story of the wedding first where his first miracle was done all relates to what his mission is still all about (read Frank’s book From Eternity to Here), and Jesus takes it VERY personal that the wine at this wedding ran out. It was as if he was not only standing in the gap for the groom who was really responsible for this disgrace, but he was also representing Himself as the real bridegroom and letting us know that it’s his job to ensure that his bride and all the wedding feast participants are taken care of! I think this is a wonderful metaphor!
Nice observation, Kelli 🙂 I love that
AMEN! Thanks be to God for providing the wine that never dries!
“Jesus has the power to carry you through every trial.” I needed to hear this today! Thanks for sharing Frank!
Thank you Frank!
Is it not interesting that the Bridegroom for the new creation bride starts and completes His purpose at a wedding feast, starting at this one you mention and ending at His own, the wedding feast of the lamb?
Amen! I love THIS ONE! Even in our Christian life, whenever our wine runs dry, we can come to Him and be filled with fresh new wine! The Lord came that we may have life and may have it abundantly!
Great post, and indeed the wine that Jesus provides never fails.
Along with the points you made, it may also be said that the stone jars were special. They were used for ceremonial washing. This of course was outward, and only a type. Jesus’ wine is inward, and cleanses the heart of man, in making a new creation ‘in’ Christ.