The obedience of faith… Romans 1:5
It takes faith to step out in obedience, especially when you cannot see how the thing that Christ is calling you to do relates to what you are praying about.
These servants were told to: “Fill these large pots with water!” The pots held 20 to 30 gallons of water (John 2:6), so filling them meant getting about 150 gallons of water from the well! That was no small task and these servants had guests to attend to. No one was asking for water, so this hardly seemed like a priority. But it is what Jesus told them to do.
Then Christ says, “Draw some out and take it to the master of the feast” (John 2:8). We are not told when the miracle happened. Did the water become wine in the pots or as it was drawn out?
There will be times when you wonder what good can come from the basic things that Christ is calling you to do, when what you are worried about, for example, is a relationship: Get yourself saturated in the Word of God and in prayer. Get yourself into relationship with other Christians. Look for ways to reach outside of yourself to serve others.
How is the extraordinary blessing of Jesus going to come into the lives of people today? Learn from this story: Ask Jesus and submit to his purpose. Trust in Jesus and obey his commands. Christ will work through your prayers and through your obedience to bring joy and blessing into your own life and into the lives of others.
What is Christ asking you to do? What are you waiting for?
