Christ in Company

Christ in Company

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. …

John 2:1-2

We come to consider Christ’s first public miracle. In order to do that successfully we should take some time to observe the context in which it occurred. Let us contemplate the purpose of John in writing his gospel as he declares it in John 20:31, ‘but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name’. John intends to give us a picture of Christ which will lead us to this conclusion. In order to do that, this is where he begins. He begins with Christ in company. In the larger plan and purpose of God, it was God’s intention to show Christ as He interacts with a very needy humanity. He appears as the One Who has come to do us good at every level. What is even more significant is that Christ entered into this company knowing what He would ultimately do. He did not stand apart from their festivities. He did not look down upon them for their neediness. He entered into their lives, and brought with Him what would do them the most good. So Christ does with us. He enters into our lives with every intention and ability to do us good. He knows what He will do for us long before we ourselves recognize even what our needs will be. Christ does not stand apart from us or look down upon us. Today, let us dwell upon the Christ Who enters into our company to do us good.

Our Gracious and Loving Christ,
we rejoice that You do not stand apart from us.
We praise You, that You in every way,
enter into our lives with every intention of doing us good,
and with the power to make it so.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning