Water into Wine”
This is A New Day
This is a new day,
We have shed off old
garments,
Like the chaff that the
wind drives away,
This is a new day,
And revived we will
stand,
In the Holy Ghost
authority
Conquering this land.
It’s not time for old
things to be here.
It’s not time for old
things to stay.
The Holy Ghost authority
is moving in the land,
And we’re preparing for
that great day!
Marsha Deveaux Johnson
(A song given to me by
the Holy Spirit @twenty-five years ago)
Welcome to a new year and a new day! How wonderful it is when our heavenly Father speaks
“Rhema” (God inspired word, planted in man’s spirit) to our hearts! It is always encouraging and direct in its
power to address, heal, and clarify every situation. On January 6, 2020, God implanted His Rhema
word for my life in my spirit with three words, “water into wine”. This is the season in my life that water will
turn to wine.
The origin of
this passage goes back to the first biblically recorded miracle of Jesus when
He was here on earth (John Chapter 2).
He was at a wedding in Cana of Galilee.
There was a problem. The wedding
hosts had run out of wine for the guests.
Jesus, along with His mother Mary and the disciples were among the
guests. Apparently Mary became aware of
the problem. She however intervened in
the situation because she had given birth to and had the Solver (Jesus) of
every problem living under her roof. She
went and explained the situation to Him.
His reply to her was one of “not my problem, not my time”.
The mother of
Jesus knew His heart toward people and refused to let it end there. She engaged the disciples and instructed them
to follow His orders when they came.
That is exactly what happened.
Jesus gave them orders to fill water pots. At the time, this probably made no sense at
all, but the disciples were obedient.
Jesus closed this case when He miraculously turned the water into
wine. This wine came as a delight to all
the guests because it was the best wine that had been served.
It has been my
experience that when God speaks to us, we never know initially the depth of His
communication at that time. He unfolds, illuminates, and clarifies. We humble our hearts and allow Him to unfold,
illuminate, and clarify His meaning to the words that He tenderly places in our
spirit. My heart is humbled with this
word and I share it with you for you to ponder with Father whether this word
can be embraced by your heart. Here are
three principles I observe from this
scripture and from the Rhema word (Water into Wine) God gave me.
Water/Wine
First of all, water
is H2O in its chemical analysis. Wine is
different. Water will never become wine
except under miraculous circumstances.
That is what happened in Cana of Galilee. There was divine intervention. God in His logos (written) word has given
Believers the power of having divine intervention in our lives. When God says “water into wine” to me He is
speaking of His sovereign divine intervention into my life, circumstance, and
situation. The morning after I received
this word from God I awakened with clarity in my spirit regarding what to do in
two situations that I had been pondering.
I immediately acknowledged to God that the clarity He had given was a
“water into wine” event. I anticipate
having them as frequently as He allows.
What glorious things will He unfold, reveal, clarify, and do in my
life? He alone knows.
Mary/Absolute Faith, Confidence, Dependency
Secondly, what is
obvious in this scripture recording is that Mary recognized she could not solve
this problem. It needed divine
intervention and she had to get the problem to the One Who could solve it. Mary knew that the God who lived under her
roof was able to solve this problem. She
had faith and confidence in Him. This says we must have absolute faith,
confidence, and dependence upon God in
every circumstance to see “water into wine” events come to pass.
Disciples/ Obedience
The
third part of the “water into wine” process that I observe is the complete
obedience of the disciples regardless of the “marching orders”. Mary said to them, “whatsoever He says, do
it.” It is incumbent upon us to obey His
logos and Rhema word regardless of our knowledge of the outcome. After all, He is working things together for
our good and His glory.
I
am encouraged by this word, I want to see it manifest in my life. I anticipate the divine intervention of God
everywhere, at all times, and in all the places of my life. I’m allowing the transformation power of the
word of God to turn “water into wine.” I
will be totally exercising my faith, confidence, and dependency upon God. I will be obedient to His logos and Rhema word. I will see “water into wine” this year and
every year until He returns!
“Water into Wine”
PS.
Led
by God, I use the word “divine” intervention as opposed to supernatural. Divine refers always to Deity. Supernatural
encompasses divine, ghost, or devil according to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary.
