Water into Wine

But he was pierced for our transgressions,
    he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
    and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

What made Jesus so heroic is "For the Joy set before him He endured the Cross.” (Hebrews 12:2)  Jesus was not focused on the immediate, but He was focused on winning the prize.  He already had eternity in His heart, and He was being called upward and onward as a Good Christian Solider. 

It’s so hard not to focus on immediate circumstances especially when they feel crushing in nature, but we need to know that this Christian life is a life-long process of turning water into wine.

In making wine, “the Crush literally gets a grape’s juices flowing and is the first step in the process that turns fresh, delicate fruit into delicious, shelf-stable wine.” (Vinepair-Laura Burgess)

Sometimes we need to allow the crushing process in our lives, because God is after something sweeter and more elegant.   

The first miracle Jesus did was turn water into wine at a wedding.  The bridegroom said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”   John 2:10

A Votre Sante!