Corona Devo 1552

I ran out of hand soap today.  The last few days we've had to press harder to get any sort of squirt out, and today, it ran dry.  

I'm not very particular about what soap we use, and so I usually buy the cheapest one on the shelf.  But low and behold, when I looked for a back-up soap in our cupboard today, I found a Bath and Body Works Eucalyptus Spearmint Aromatherapy Hand Soap awaiting me!  A birthday present from a good friend, this would be a (beautiful smelling and luxurious) treat!  It was not in a container with a pump, and so I carefully poured the entire bottle into the one we had just pumped-empty.

To anyone else washing their hands, it looked like a normal (cheap!) bottle of hand soap.  But I knew what was really in there, and it was the good stuff.

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It reminds me of a Biblical account when something (else) ran-dry and was replaced with the good stuff.

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, (2) and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. (3) When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”  

(4) “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”  

(5) His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” 

(6) Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. 

(7) Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. 

(8) Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” 

They did so, (9) and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside (10) and 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.”  

(11) What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.  ~John 2:1-11

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No one else at the wedding knew that the good wine had come from vats filled with (mere) water.  But the servants knew, because they had been behind the scenes when it happened.  

How it happened, only God knows, but that it happened...the servants knew.  

They were privy to the details.  They had knowledge of the occurrence and the process, and the miracle of it.  

We are God's servants.  We are privy to the details of the glorious account of Him dying on the cross to save us.  In faith we can take Him at His Word.  Because we believe...we might not be able to explain everything He does, but we can testify that He does it.  

Because...we know.  

We know Jesus, and we are His servants.  Others may wonder "How that all worked out?".  Others may worry and become anxious.  Others may not realize where (our hope) comes from, but we know.  (Though the servants who had drawn the water knew.  ~John 2:9)

It may look like a coincidence, but it is God at work.

It may look like an unexplained healing, but it is the Healer.

It may look like non-healing, but we can have hope, and trust God's plan, and rely on Eternity forever with Him.

It may look like chaos, but God has purpose.

It may look like the best-laid plans going awry, but God redirects us for His purposes.

It may look like unanswered prayer, but God is never negligent.

It may look like dollar-store hand soap, but there could be a top-dollar product in the bottle.

It may look like water...but Jesus can turn it into wine.

Right now and today, God is at work in our lives and our hearts and in our situations.  He is still in the business of miracles, but only His servants will know.

Blessings,

sarah

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