There aint no party like a Jesus party- Part 2

Aug 3, 2009 Blog
Posted by Shane Hatton

Here we go with part 2 of ‘There aint no party like a Jesus party’- Part 2 taken from John 2:1-11 (NIV)

6. The Master of the Banquet gets the first portion- 8Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”

I wont go to far into this one because i want to elaborate on it in a separate post. But here is something i love. The first portion of the miracle that Jesus performed was taken to the “Master of the Banquet”. Surprisingly- not the bridegroom, because he tastes the wine next. When God performs a miracle in your life, he is the Master who deserves the first portion. Whether that is that he has blessed you with money or if he has healed someone. It is not just financial, but God deserves the first praise for any miracle. 

7. Never forget where the wine came from- They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.

Flowing on form the last point. It is so important that we never forget where the miracle comes from. Like my points from Part-1. When bad things happen we blame God, when good things happen we praise ourselves. Never forget where the wine came from. I hope that we would be people who pursue the miracle giver not just the miracles he provides. 

8. God is into the best of things- when you pray- pray for the best- Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”

Here is what i love about Jesus when he performs the miracle. He didn’t transform the water into cheap wine. Jesus transformed the water into the ‘best’ wine. God is into the best of things. I don’t have children yet, but i do have an amazing wife who i am insanely in love with. I know that when she asks for something, my heart is not to find the cheapest second hand item on eBay to give her. My heart is that she would have the best of what i can give. If you’re praying for a car, don’t pray for Grandma’s 1950’s horse and carriage. Pray for the best. (I’m not saying God will give your a porsche! God won’t cause you to stumble). But all the more, pray for the best of things, God wants to do good things for his children. 

9. The end product of a miracle should be faith-  11This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.

In 1 Kings 18- Elijah is on Mt Carmel with the prophets of Baal. Look it up! Basically Elijah calls the prophets of Baal and asks them to build an altar and call down fire from Baal. After a day of them crying out and cutting themselves with no avail, Elijah covers his altar in water, and prays to God and God sends down fire that covers the altar and laps up the water too. The bit i love the most about this is the end result in verses 38-39-

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. 39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The LORD -he is God! The LORD -he is God!

The end result of a miracle from God, should be faith in him, and the cry “The LORD- he is God”

Be Blessed 
SH