"And he said to him, 'Everyone serves the good wine first, and the the inferior wine after teh guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now.'"(John 2:10)
Have you ever noticed that there are people who get off to a great start but as time goes on, their efforts diminish, what impressed you at first isn't happening anymore. Perhaps they hoped you might not notice what was currently happening and only recall how good things were in the beginning.
But saving the best for last, almost seems counter intuitive. Hey we might not be interested by that point.
Vanessa Williams had a song about that with such memorable lines as "sometimes the very thing you're looking for is the one thing you can't see." And I think there's something to that when I reflect on good wine coming now.
The thing about that "first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee" is not only only water into wine, but more so for me that Jesus brought something forth from a place no one expected it. He didn't fill empty wine jars, but jars whose purpose was something else.
And doesn't that happen too in life. That things that we really need come from unexpected sources. That what starts out as a seemingly empty jar can bring forth the best stuff. And maybe for those of us who start off a little slower, who aren't as flashy. This might be good news indeed.
Blessings,
Ed
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