Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.
John 2:7 NKJV
Most couples begin their marriage at a climatic peak and full of joy, but this couple’s wedding day had some major problems. Mary, the mother of Jesus, told Him they had run out of wine. Mary went straight to Jesus with her dilemma, and I love that she didn’t tell Him what to do.
It was no small matter to run out of wine during the multi-day traditional Jewish wedding celebration. A shortage of food or drink would have been a black eye on the newlyweds for years to come. It could even result in a lawsuit.
Jesus instructed the servants to fill six empty waterpots with water. Without a question or objection, they complied with His request.
Six, the number of man. We all have some empty waterpots in our lives, but especially in our marriages.
One could be the empty pot of peace. Has the home become chaotic? Another empty waterpot can be a marriage void of understanding. Anything’s possible with Jesus.
Another pot could be void of affection and romance. Don’t allow that pot to be filled with rejection. Take it to Jesus.
Money can account for an empty waterpot. The continual strain of living on a fixed income or a small income results in conflict.
Another waterpot could lack good health. Perhaps an accident or disease has left one spouse or both in a needy condition. Health problems add to the weight a couple must bear.
Maybe your waterpot lacks trust. It has been broken, and try as hard as you might, you can’t seem to restore it. Allow Jesus to fill your void.
That couple at Cana didn’t know about the six empty waterpots, nor the lack of wine. Jesus was in their midst. He directed the servants to serve the governor of the feast some of the beverage from the waterpots.
Jesus had miraculously turned the water into wine, and the couple was spared years of humiliation.
One lesson we can take away from this passage is to take our troubles to Jesus first, like Mary did. Don’t take them to your mom, your BFF, or a co-worker. Take it to Jesus.
Second, continue to walk in Mary’s footsteps. Don’t tell Jesus how to do His job. He knows better than we do.
Finally, give our empty waterpots to Jesus, our living water. Wen we fill the empty parts of our marriages with the Word of God, and turn it over to the lord, He will change our emptiness into something wonderful. Like those trusting servants, we must sit back and let Jesus work. We might not see anything happening, but just remember; no one knew Jesus had changed the water into wine until it had been tasted.
The empty pots of our marriages can be transformed the same way. We must trust Christ and wait.
Lord Jesus, my life and my marriage has some emptiness. Lord, show me how to do my part of filling it, and I will patiently trust You to transform it. Thank you, Amen.
DIG DEEPER
Read John 2:1-11HIKING THE TRAIL
Ask God how you can fill your emptiness with water while waiting on Him to transform it.
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Originally posted on February 17, 2020 @ 3:00 am