7 Jesus said to the servants, "fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast." So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom
John 4 esv
It was sometime over the past month or so that the Lord caused this passage to hit me in a new light. What He showed me was that We live ignorant to the fact that, at salvation we were brought into Christ's death. Our old man was crucified with him. We were buried with him and raised from the dead with him, therefore like Christ, we also have new life. It is the Lords desire that we reckonize we are dead to sin, and alive to Him in Christ Jesus. (rom 6:3-11)Because we have died with Christ, our Life is with Christ and in God (col 3:3). And Since we are in Christ, we are new creations: old things have passed away; behold all things have become new. (2 cor. 5:17). We are the no longer like the water, because He has changed us into the finest of wine. We have passed from death to life, from old to new, from water to wine. We are miracles! New Creatures, New Creations. WE ARE NOT WHAT WE WERE!
"since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him."
John 17:2 esv
This is the message of the gospel, Christ didn't come to improve our life, but rather to give us a whole new life!
-AMEN
