Turning water into wine

John 2:1-10
1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.
2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."
4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come."
5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it."
6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece.
7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim.
8 And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it.
9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom.
10 And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!"

The six waterpots speak of man. The number six in Bible numerics is the number of man as man was created on the sixth day. (Genesis 1:26, 31) Also, man is likened to earthen vessels. (2 Corinthians 4:7)

Water in the Bible speaks of the Word of God. (Ephesians 5:26) Wine speaks of the blood of Jesus which has washed away our sins -- salvation. (Matthew 26:27-28) It also speaks of joy and celebration. (Ecclesiastes 9:7)

The master of the ceremony speaks of the people of the world, who are ignorant of the Word of God and salvation through the blood of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4) They do not know about the water or the wine.

Revelation: When the believer (waterpot) is full of the Word (water), and he takes it to the people of the world (master of the ceremony), that is, he preaches it to them, there is a quickening of the Word to produce the miraculous, the chief of which is salvation through the blood of Christ. With salvation there is, of course, also joy and celebration. Doesn’t the Bible say that the preaching of the gospel is the power of God unto salvation? (Romans 1:15-16)

There are two types of wine here. The inferior quality wine is man-made. The top-quality wine is God-made. One speaks of the works of man, the other, the work of Christ at Calvary.

Revelation: When does the miraculous take place? When we cease from our works and depend on God’s work. If we apply this to the Holy Communion, when does the ordinary cup of wine become the life-giving, miracle-working wine or blood of Christ? When we cease from our works and remember His work at Calvary!