Wednesday’s Word
by Dorette Saunders
Let’s hear it for mothers! (And yes, to be politically correct or inclusive, one should include aunts and grandmas, big sisters, and the like. But just this once…let’s hear it for mothers!) They are the ones who navigate colic and the spit-ups, who record their child’s first word and add it proudly to the lexicon, the ones who kiss the boo-boos, and make everything all right.
Mary, Jesus’ mother, no doubt had all these mama moments. Yet, unlike other mothers, she had an angelic visitation, heard a message about her child from shepherds, received precious gifts from a group of wise men, and witnessed a prophetic utterance over her son. Not fully understanding everything that God would do, she pondered these experiences, and kept them tucked in her heart.
Fast forward to a wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11), a joyous affair where the free-flowing wine runs out as the guests make merry. Observing this fiasco in the making, Mary goes to her son, now a grown young man. She, knowing that he is the fount of every blessing, entreats him to fix the situation. Not that she has seen him perform any miracles, but she knows deep inside, perhaps by a mother’s intuition, that the time is now.
Jesus replied, “Mother, my time hasn't yet come! You must not tell me what to do” (John 2:4, CEV).
Mary is certainly not discouraged by Jesus’ response because she immediately tells the servants: “Do whatever Jesus tells you to do” (v.5).
Her faith made her press forward. She knew the divine nature that resided in Jesus, and she knew her son…
Jesus then tells the servants to fill six huge water jars with water and take some to the man in charge of the feast. The water had now changed into wine, and the man, marveling at its excellent quality, complimented the bridegroom for saving the best wine for last!
That was Jesus’ first miracle. Indeed, it has significance for our own lives. We may find ourselves coming up short in many areas. We may run out of provision, patience, ideas. We may even find ourselves on the brink of catastrophic failure. Yet, if we turn to our source, as Mary did; if we do what Jesus tells us to do, we will receive abundant blessings.
Truly the extravagance of our Lord was on full display. Remember Jesus tells us: ”I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness” (John 10:10, GNT).
God wants us to have an abundant life. And so he gives us the choicest gifts, in unexpected ways. Yet, we must acknowledge Jesus as Savior, and be obedient to his Word. Blessed are the mothers who lead us to follow God.
PRAYER: You, Lord, never change. Yet you can change our circumstances in the blink of an eye. Help us to trust you and to respond to your bidding no matter how far-fetched it may seem. Bless those mothers who introduce us to you. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
©M©dytations 2025
by Dorette Saunders
Let’s hear it for mothers! (And yes, to be politically correct or inclusive, one should include aunts and grandmas, big sisters, and the like. But just this once…let’s hear it for mothers!) They are the ones who navigate colic and the spit-ups, who record their child’s first word and add it proudly to the lexicon, the ones who kiss the boo-boos, and make everything all right.
Mary, Jesus’ mother, no doubt had all these mama moments. Yet, unlike other mothers, she had an angelic visitation, heard a message about her child from shepherds, received precious gifts from a group of wise men, and witnessed a prophetic utterance over her son. Not fully understanding everything that God would do, she pondered these experiences, and kept them tucked in her heart.
Fast forward to a wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11), a joyous affair where the free-flowing wine runs out as the guests make merry. Observing this fiasco in the making, Mary goes to her son, now a grown young man. She, knowing that he is the fount of every blessing, entreats him to fix the situation. Not that she has seen him perform any miracles, but she knows deep inside, perhaps by a mother’s intuition, that the time is now.
Jesus replied, “Mother, my time hasn't yet come! You must not tell me what to do” (John 2:4, CEV).
Mary is certainly not discouraged by Jesus’ response because she immediately tells the servants: “Do whatever Jesus tells you to do” (v.5).
Her faith made her press forward. She knew the divine nature that resided in Jesus, and she knew her son…
Jesus then tells the servants to fill six huge water jars with water and take some to the man in charge of the feast. The water had now changed into wine, and the man, marveling at its excellent quality, complimented the bridegroom for saving the best wine for last!
That was Jesus’ first miracle. Indeed, it has significance for our own lives. We may find ourselves coming up short in many areas. We may run out of provision, patience, ideas. We may even find ourselves on the brink of catastrophic failure. Yet, if we turn to our source, as Mary did; if we do what Jesus tells us to do, we will receive abundant blessings.
Truly the extravagance of our Lord was on full display. Remember Jesus tells us: ”I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness” (John 10:10, GNT).
God wants us to have an abundant life. And so he gives us the choicest gifts, in unexpected ways. Yet, we must acknowledge Jesus as Savior, and be obedient to his Word. Blessed are the mothers who lead us to follow God.
PRAYER: You, Lord, never change. Yet you can change our circumstances in the blink of an eye. Help us to trust you and to respond to your bidding no matter how far-fetched it may seem. Bless those mothers who introduce us to you. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
©M©dytations 2025
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