John opens up his book with “In the beginning … ” and I thought that the book of John was an appropriate way to “begin” 2025.
I have an admiration for defense attorneys, and lawyers in general, as they stand for the law. Our country was set up to protect the innocent and to make sure we bring accountability to those who break the law, and we are in a constant battle find that. In our legal system, we can only make this work with Jesus. The law, and the legal system, without Jesus, will never work. And when Pilate asked Jesus “What Is Truth?” he brought up the most important aspect of our system. The Truth. Without Jesus, who is The Truth, our system is broken.
Jesus opened His public ministry with two important and noteworthy events.
- The Miracle at Cana
- The Temple Riot at Passover
Jesus treated a poor man’s wedding feast like it was the most important event of the year
John 2 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.” 9 They did so, 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.”
And then Jesus started a “one man riot” at a formal religious festivity.
John 2 14 In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area … he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!”
To me, these two events signify some things that we should never, ever forget:
- He Wants You To Have Enough.
In your finances, in your efforts, and in all the things that you strive for, you can be certain that Jesus is for you and wants you to have all that you need. I can’t help but wonder, as I write this, that this is very much a two way street. If it is true for us, it is true for others. If he wants you to have enough … He wants others to also have enough. And sometimes … it is our responsibility to make sure that this happens.
- He Wants You To Be Treated Fairly.
The Passover was, and is, about God. It is about how God SAVED the Hebrew people from not just slavery, but slaughter. It is about the blood of the lamb and the future of a people who would worship Him. I have to think that Jesus was MOST UPSET at the misrepresentation of God … the ripping off of people in the name of guilt so that they could “be right” with Him. God makes us right with Him. Only God. And He wants us to be treated fairly as we pursue Him … and He wants us to take no credit for it, to take no benefit from it, and to take no praises for what God, and God alone, deserves the praises for … to Him be the glory.
- Sometimes Only The Servants See The Miracle.
The servants who filled the heavy water jars surely saw the miracle. Water, the very water that they got out of the river, was wine. Bury your face in the worship of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords … and let Him show you the mighty works of His hand.
2025 is a year of changes. It is a year of exposure. It is a year of new beginnings.
But more than anything else … it is a year to proclaim that there is one, and only one, King.
And He doesn’t share His throne with anyone.
In The Name of the Father and the
Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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