John2:9-10 When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. "A host always serves the best wine first," he said. "Then when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!"
This bridegroom had miscalculated the amount of wine that would be needed for his wedding feast and it would have been a cause of great embarrassment for the family. Have you ever miscalculated in life? Things didn't go according to how you thought, you made all the plans but it didn't work out right. What you did wasn't quite good enough. People may have been looking to you and you didn't have what they needed like this bridegroom. Or maybe your resources ran out?
Although that can be a difficult situation it's actually sometimes a good thing because it brings us to the end of ourselves and our own resources and if we'll turn to God alone at those times we will see something wonderful happen because we can expect the good that comes from God.
It wasn't the bridegroom who went to Jesus for help but Jesus' mum who went to Him to ask for help. Is there someone you know who needs help or is it yourself? Whichever it is we know we can go to Jesus Himself and have an expectation of good from Him.
We know that, because when Jesus intervened He gave them the Best. Not 'that'll do' but the 'best'. Have you been putting up with 'that'll do'? That's not what God wants for us all when He wants to give us His best. There is a key to it though I think. Mary told the servants to 'do whatever Jesus tells you to do'. They had to obey to the letter what He said even when it made absolutely no sense at all.
Can I encourage you today that whatever has happened or not happened in your life that when we acknowledge we have come to the end of ourselves and we don't know what to do, Jesus is waiting to give us His best and tell us what to do.
The best outcome, the best future, whatever it is - He has it all planned but we have to go to Him to find out what it is. God knows in advance before any lack or trouble comes and He has the solution but we do have to humble ourselves and ask for His help.
May all our eyes be on Him today as we have a strong expectation of good from God.
The best is yet to come!
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