January 15, 2026 | Be Connected
Jesus Turns Water to Wine
Scripture: John 2:1-11(NIV)
1 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.
Devotional
This story of the transformation of water into wine has always amazed me. Life can be so busy, so full, even with an event where more people show up than we expect and we might need help. This seems to have been what has happened in Cana. Mary looks to her son to rectify having run out of wine for the wedding celebration. Jesus responds to her respectfully by calling Mary “woman.” This was culturally considered a formal and respectful way to address her, like we might use Ma’am. He points out that “My hour has not come yet,” indicating that he is working on a divine schedule, beyond human plans, and it just was not time for His first miracle YET. And then what does he do? He turns that water into wine, of course. Do you see why? God’s timing is perfect. In Jesus’ life and in our lives too.
Have you thought of being transformed for God’s amazing glory? Have you ever imagined yourself as a vessel of water – perhaps disappointing to wedding guests who were excited for delicious and “good wine,” not just the “poor wine” that was saved until everyone else had already drunk freely? You, my brothers and sisters in Christ, are to be transformed by God’s manifestation. Transformed to be pleasing as the good wine, poured out and drunk freely – showing the love of God as a lovely creation.
How have you allowed yourself to be poured out by God?
What parts of yourself are you holding back from God’s transformation into the good wine?
