João 2
Arthur Pink · Citado em PreceptAustin
João 2
Pink observes that Jesus' "act of turning the water into wine would alter the whole course of His life. Hitherto He had lived in quiet seclusion in Nazareth, but from this time on He would become a public and marked character. From henceforth He would scarcely have leisure to eat, and His opportunity for retired communion with the Father would be only when others slept. If He performed this miracle, and manifested forth His glory, He would become the gazing stock of every eye, and the common talk of every tongue. He would be followed about from place to place, thronged and jostled by vulgar crowds. This would provoke the jealousy of religious leaders, and He would be spied upon and regarded as a public menace. Later, this would eventuate in His being seized as a notorious criminal, falsely accused, and sentenced to be crucified. All of this stood out before Him as He was requested to supply the needed wine. But He did not shrink. He had come to do the will of God, no matter what the cost. May we not say it reverently, that as He stood there by Mary’s side and listened to her words, that the Cross challenged Him. Certainly it was here anticipated, and hence His solemn reference to His “hour” yet to come." (Christ's First Miracle ) So they filled (gemizo) them up to the brim - They gave 100% effort (Do we when God gives us a command?) Obedience would lead to blessing for these servants, who would come to have insight into what Jesus had done (Jn 2:9). This principle of obedience and increased spiritual understanding is timeless. Here are some other passages in John which allude to the blessing of obedience... John 7:17+ If anyone is willing to do His will (OBEDIENCE), he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself. John 14:21+ He who has My commandments and keeps them (OBEDIENCE) is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” THOUGHT - Do you want to know Jesus better? Does Jesus seem far from you? Jesus' words in this passage are a simple answer to how to experience greater intimacy with our Lord. How? Obey what you know! And remember we should obey not legalistically but in continual dependence on the Holy Spirit Who gives us the supernatural power to obey! See discussion of the Need for the Holy Spirit to obey NT commands (or "How to Keep All 1642 Commandments in the New Testament!") THOUGHT- Filled to the brim makes me think of what believers should continually desire -- the filling of the Holy Spirit! Paul did not suggest but command "do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled (present imperative = calls for a lifestyle, our daily practice) with the Spirit." (Eph 5:18+). We have all of the Spirit we will ever receive (cf Col 2:10+) but the problem is that the Spirit does not have all of us. As we grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Pe 3:18+), we are experiencing progressive sanctification or increasing Christ-likeness, and as we do, I would submit that we are able to be more and more filled to the brim with the "new wine" of the Spirit's supernatural power. Of course unconfessed sin always keeps us from being filled to the brim, so we need to keep short accounts (1 Jn 1:9+, Pr 28:13+, cf stop grieving the Spirit in Eph 4:30+ and stop quenching the Spirit ini 1 Th 5:19+). THOUGHT - Filling the pots would be hard work. God's commands are not easy to do sometimes, but they yield blessings when they are obeyed. Obedience leads to blessing. If you are lacking God's blessings in your life, maybe you are lacking in the area of obeying Him and His Word. It was to be a 100% effort. This is the kind of commitment that is required in serving Jesus Christ. These servants did not do as little as they could as many do today, they did as much as they could. If there is no "brim" dedication and obedience in our lives, there will be no "brim" blessings. (Rod Mattoon - Treasures from John) Related Resources: Spirit-Filled Believers Are Like Artesian Wells The Holy Spirit-Walking Like Jesus Walked! Our Anointing - The Holy Spirit Notice that there are 3 aspects of the obedience of the servants: They obeyed Immediately - and they filled them up. They obeyed Completely - They filled them, to the brim. (nothing added; changed!) They obeyed Successively each new instruction as it came: fill, draw, take it. (Brian Bell)
João 2
Pink - It was the servants—not the “disciples,” nor yet Mary—who were nearest to the Lord on this occasion, and who possessed the know]edge of His mind. What puzzled the “ruler of the feast” was no secret to these “servants.” Servants (1249)(diakonos) refers generally of a person who renders helpful service, one who gets something done. Here the word means something like a waiter. Note it is not the word doulos indicating these were not slaves. THOUGHT - Sometimes believers think that because their spiritual gift is not one of the more "glamorous" gifts or their service in the church is not noticed by most of the folks, that they are less important or even expendable. Neither could be further from the truth in the economy of the grace of God, the omniscient God Who sees all service done with a Spirit filled obedient attitude. These servants were less important than the headwaiter, but guess who receives the blessing of seeing the miracle of the water to wine! And the same principle applies to us, if we would only have eyes to see the eternal rather than the temporal (2 Cor 4:18+). We might or might not have the blessing of seeing a miracle in this short (temporal) life but we will receive a greater and more lasting blessing in the (eternal) life to come, for Jesus Himself promises "'Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things, enter into the joy of your master.' (Mt 25:21,23, Lk 19:17+). The headwaiter called the bridegroom - Time for the "taste test" by the host of the party. Bridegroom (3566)(numphios) is distinct from "the sons of the bride-chamber" and here is the actual spouse, the one newly married. In classical Greek numphios carries the meaning of “bridegroom,” “betrothed,” and “young husband.” In Homer’s Iliad it refers to “one lately married” (cf. Liddell-Scott). In addition to the singular form the plural numphiois is used to signify the “bridal pair” (e.g., Euripides [Fifth Century B.C.]). Also, numphios is used adjectivally with the meaning “bridal.”Numphios - 12x - Matt. 9:15; Matt. 25:1; Matt. 25:5; Matt. 25:6; Matt. 25:10; Mk. 2:19; Mk. 2:20; Lk. 5:34; Lk. 5:35; Jn. 2:9; Jn. 3:29; Rev. 18:23