The Divine Audience

This may be surprising to some of you, but I am currently on a Jesus kick (I know, it DOES happen every now and then!).  Therefore, today’s blog will be about… Jesus!  And there is absolutely, positively, nothing you can do about it… except not read today’s blog, which would actually make me rather sad.

In John chapter two, Jesus performs his first miracle of changing water to wine.  Glancing over the temptation to expound on doing what his mother said in spite of not wanting to, Jesus transforms six jars containing twenty to thirty gallons of water a piece into high quality wine.

However, who watched this miracle?  It was not the partygoers who benefited from the wine, the master of the banquet, the groom, or the bride. 

Who had front row tickets to the first miracle of Jesus Christ?  The servants and the disciples saw!  Nobody really all that special was the divine audience; it was the workers, or average Joes, if you will.

The workers were not the chief recipient of this miracle, but they did get to see the transformation of a lifetime (and, just to be clear, we are talking about a transformation much grander than wine).  The first people to see the start of a worldwide revolution were the followers of some dude from Nazareth and workers at a wedding feast. 

Where are you working today?  When your feet are aching or your mind is about to explode if you have to balance one more ledger line or the kids you are trying to teach are about to break the last straw… remember, the miracles of Jesus don’t always happen where everyone can see them.  Many people may feel the effects of the divine, but not everyone gets to watch it happen. 

Be looking and waiting and hoping to see a glimmer and oasis of the divine today in the daily grind.  Who knows… maybe your water fountain may start spurting wine! ;)