Burning Hearts

And they said one to another,
"Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us by the way, and while He opened to us the scriptures?
40 Day Journey to knowing Jesus more fully
2012
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2011
March 9~April 23 The Perean Ministry and Passion Week
It’sbeen said that Lenten season is the Christians' 'Spring Training'. I liked that when I read it years ago and decided to use this time of year to draw closer to the Lord through prayer, fasting, and a closer look at Christs' life and ministry in scripture. "That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His suffering, being conformed to His death." Philippians 3:10

Friday, February 24, 2012

The Wedding and The Wine

John 2:1-11
Jesus and His disciples returned to Galilee where they were invited to a wedding in Cana.  Mary, Jesus' mother was present.  During the feast a crisis occured--the wine ran out --so Mary had the servants seek out Jesus for a solution to the problem.  Reluctant to reveal His Messiahship but happy to accomadate the needs of His people Jesus turned water (meant for purificaton) into 120-180 gallons of the finest wine.  This is the first recorded miracle Jesus performed.  The significance of this first miracle is worth pondering today as is this quote from E.G. White in The Desire of the Ages:
"The gift of Christ to the marriage feast was a symbol. The water represented baptism into His death; the wine, the shedding of His blood for the sins of the world. The water to fill the jars was brought by human hands, but the word of Christ alone could impart to it life-giving virtue. So with the rites which point to the Savior's death. It is only by the power of Christ, working through faith, that they have efficacy to nourish the soul."
The first miracle...a transformation at a wedding feast...to God be the Glory!
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