Today's Passage - John 2:1-3

River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english John 2: 1-3 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."    We often experience "the wine was gone" moments in our lives. It is similar to the immediate letdown from the good time we had at a party when someone came and said: "The party's over!" Indeed, the good times are always so short in the course of our lives; then we stare into the endless void of the future. Especially once you reach mid-life, they tell you: "It's going downhill now; you are no longer the promising youth!" Then we discover that time is really running out. The feeling of disappointment is so prevalent at this life juncture. The wine was gone; this is not just the party scene during the time of Jesus Christ, as this is also the common mindset of the modern man.                 In this miracle of turning water into wine, however, Jesus Christ is here to lead us out of our crisis. If you think carefully the gospel of Jesus Christ, the angel proclaims the great news that the Savior is born. We think this Savior is an almighty person; we cannot imagine that this savior came to birth as a baby! What a great contrast! The baby is a symbol of helplessness, yet this Savior is an almighty person! Jesus Christ was born humbly in this world to experience our rejection and brokenness; He even died for our sins on the most shameful sign of the cross! Jesus lived for us through crisis, suffering, hardship and misery, finally died on the cross for us, and then rose from the dead. Jesus Christ has transformed the most shameful sign into the most glorious and the sign of victory.                 Someone said the gospel of Jesus Christ is the English letter V, representing the sign of Victory. Jesus descended to humility from the most high in heaven and died on the cross for us, and then He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven, bringing us glorious hope, because He is the God that leads us out of crisis, suffering and hardship. Hallelujah! Although we have many of "the wine was gone" moments, thank God our Lord is still the God that turns water into fine wine! Let us come and look up to Him. Pray with Pastor Tong           Lord, we thank you for you have become the greatest miracle of all, which surpasses our imaginations and understandings . We pray that your spirit dwells in our hearts so that as  sojourns on earth, our faith  is once again reaffirmed.  With thanksgiving we pray, in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!