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Jesus’ Wine. Some wonder what
type of wine Jesus made. Was this real wine or grape juice? The Greek language gives us a clue. The Greek
word translated as “drunk” actually means “to become intoxicated.” That is, Jesus made
real wine - the real stuff. However, the wine of Jesus’ day was usually diluted with water. The mixture
could be as high as 10 parts of water to one part of wine. It appears that the ratio was usually 3 or 4 parts
of water to one part wine. When the mixture was one-to-one the wine was called “strong drink” (Is.
28:7). Only barbarians drank their wine without mixing it with water (Stein, Robert. Wine Drinking in New Testament
Times. Christianity Today. June 20, 1975. pp. 9-11). Therefore, Jesus’ wine was much different from the
wine we drink today. The alcohol content probably never exceeded that of beer.
This was the first miracle that Jesus performed in His ministry.
This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. (NASB) John 2:11 Through it He displayed some of His glory. He let us see Himself. By this simple miracle, we are able to
see not only His power but His heart.
Little Things. One of the wonderful truths in this passage is not that Jesus
did a miracle. It is that Jesus cared enough about the hosts of the feast to rescue them from social embarrassment
and possibly legal trouble. He cared enough to make wine! He cared enough about the guests that He made the
best wine. He cared enough about Mary’s distress that He rescued her.
Have you ever wondered if God cares about the little things in our life such as what you drink?
Have you ever been lonely and wondered if God cared about how you feel? Have you ever wondered if God just
simply cared? The answer is found in the simple, little miracle of making water into wine. God cares about
even the little things. Jesus turned water into wine!
Conclusion. Just like Mary, we can come to Jesus and ask for help. He may make us wait. He might comfort us another way, but He will not disappoint us. If He cares about even the little things in my life, how much more the major events and crises. He cares about lonely feelings, and cuts on little fingers. He cares about the little things in your life; and when He does He displays His glory.
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