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Small Miracles
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Moore's
Chapel Home Missions & Evangelism Devotions
Beautiful Children's
Devotions - Teen
Devotions -
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Walk To The Cross
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This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory and his disciples put their faith in him (John 2:11 NIV). You would expect the Son of God to begin with a more spectacular miracle:
raising a corpse from the dead, healing a leper, multiplying loaves and
fishes, casting out an evil spirit, calming a raging storm or at least
walking on the sea. After all, this is the same God who brought us Mount
Sinai, the Red Sea, and the walls of Jericho. But Jesus chooses to launch his ministry of miracles by saving a party! More guests have shown up at the wedding reception than sent in their RSVP cards, and now the punch bowl is dry. So Jesus turns water into wine! Water into wine? That doesn't bring anybody back from the dead, free anyone from life-threatening illness or even defy the forces of nature. It does, however, reveal a God who is not just interested in the "spiritual" dimension of our lives or the "life and death" issues. Jesus reveals that our social lives--even our parties--are important to God. It would have been a disgrace for the host of the wedding reception--not to mention the bride and groom--if the refreshments would have run out. In the same way, the Lord intercedes in the average, every-day, run-of-the-mill, mundane moments of our lives. A relationship with a God who was only interested in the "big" issues of life, would be no more personal than our relationship with the 911 operator. But the infinite, almighty God chooses to relate on a more intimate level--not on the Mount Sinai's, but in the dining rooms of our lives.
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