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Devotional - 26th Aug 2021

 'His mother saith unto the servants, whatsoever he saith unto you, do it's (John 2:5).

Jesus is our problem solver and we can trust whatever he says. Jesus and his disciples had been invited to a wedding and his mother was also there. Apparently the host ran out of wine and Mary decided to mention it to her son, Jesus. He  question how was that her problem or his and reminded her that his time is not yet. But Mary trusted Him to resolve her problems, so she instructed the servants to listen to His instructions.  It is important that when we pray to God, and tell him our concerns that we also listen to what he has to say. Sometimes we pray, telling God our needs, but forget to listen to what His response would be. Jesus' mother have never seen her son done a miracle, but was willing to trust God who choose her to be the earthly mother for His Son, the Saviour of the world. We need to trust God and his plan for our lives. We need to know that all things happen in God's time and not our own time. Jesus reminded her that it is not him, but God that make plan for his life and it was definitely not his time. However, He obeyed her and did solve the problems of providing more wine, by turning water into wine, his first miracle. Jesus' mission is one that could not be influenced by any mortal man, but by God himself. We see that even Mary herself was pointing others to listen to the Son of God, who alone is capable of saving us from our sins and give us eternal life. This is what we are commissioned to do throughout the Bible,  to point others to Jesus. Let us keep our eyes on Jesus, looking to Him and pointing others to Him and away from ourselves.  Like Mary, let us act in faith as we implore others to do what Jesus tells them to do. Do you listen to Jesus? He wants us to not only present our needs, but to listen to Him.

Have a wonderful day

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