Scripture: John 2:1-4 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
“Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”
Devotion: As we continue to ask the question “Why is God so Slow?”, today we look at a passage where Jesus was somewhat being pressured to act in a situation, but He responded with words that give us insight into His ministry. His mother, undoubtedly knowing it was within Jesus’ power to save the reputation of their relatives at a celebratory wedding feast, suggested Jesus do something to solve their dilemma. Jesus responded, “My time has not yet come.”
In other words, it’s not God’s timing for me yet. I’m waiting for God to say “Go”.
There are four different times in John's Gospel alone that Jesus says, "My time has not yet come." Even when it’s in Jesus’ power to do something, He waits for the Father’s instruction. Remember when Lazarus fell sick and died? Jesus waited. He didn’t go and prevent Lazarus from dying. He waited for God’s instruction and went instead to raise him from the dead.
It's hard to wait, isn’t it? It’s difficult when you know He can do something, but He hasn't done it yet. When you know it’s within His power to change or heal or provide in some way, but He just doesn’t do it.
It’s not easy to wait on God’s timing. We’d much rather have Him operate in ours, but that’s where trust comes in. We’ve been shown time and again in Scripture various circumstances where we would expect God to do something, and He doesn’t. He has something far better in mind. The problem is, we don’t know it at the time. And that’s where faith comes in.
Reflect:
- Can you think of an example in your own life, or perhaps another in Scripture, when God didn’t respond immediately to a need or request? How do or did you respond to that?
- What can you learn from the situations we saw from God’s word today?
