Knowing God - John 2:7

(from Pastor)

Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water."

And they filled them up to the brim

John 2:7

 

It didn't make sense.

 

They were out of wine. Why fill the barrels with water?

 

Sometimes our instructions to our kids don't make sense. We say stop. They go three more steps, then think about slowing down. From their perspective, there's no reason to halt. But what if there was a snake? Obedience matters. Immediate obedience matters.

 

It didn't make sense for the stewards at the wedding in Cana to fill the jars with water. In fact, many of the passages in the Bible don't immediately make sense ... at least from our human perspective. But miracles happen when godly obedience exceeds human reasoning.

 

In Christ's Love,

a guy who needs to write a hundred times,

Obey immediately.

Obey immediately.

Obey immediately.

Obey immediately.

Obey immediat.....

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Hmmm.... we make the kids write sentences sometimes - I'll have to remember this one.  

Even as adults, do we obey? Not like we should? Why not? As my 7 year son says frequently when asked why he didn't obey "I didn't want to."  Obedience is a choice. Immediate obedience is a choice that requires an automatic response - there is no other option but to obey first.  It has to be ingrained in us that we obey first and then later - maybe - ask 'why?'  And maybe not get an answer.