Jesus was a guest at the wedding. “No more grape juice,”
came the report. In the corner stood six stone waterpots, and servants waiting
for His command. Stone waterpots.
Each pot could hold 20-30 gallons of water. These were no low-quality
waterpots, either. They were made of stone; they were solid; they were made to serve.
“Fill the
waterpots with water,” Jesus commanded. The servants yielded immediate,
unquestioning obedience. And not content to just fill the pots, they filled
them to the brim, the Bible says. So full the pots could hold no more. And the need
for refreshment was supplied.
Stone waterpots.
Powerless to fill themselves with water, powerless to empty themselves to
receive the water.
“…no man can empty himself of self. We can only consent for
Christ to accomplish the work. Then the language of the soul will be, Lord,
take my heart; for I cannot give it. It is Thy property. Keep it pure, for I
cannot keep it for Thee. Save me in spite of myself, my weak, unchristlike
self. Mold me, fashion me, raise me into a pure and holy atmosphere, where the
rich current of Thy love can flow through my soul. It is not only at the
beginning of the Christian life that this renunciation of self is to be made.
At every advance step heavenward it is to be renewed.” Christ's Object Lessons 159.3, 4.
“God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27)
Powerless to empty myself
of self, powerless to fill myself with the Water of Life.
God wants waterpots.
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