NOVEMBER 8 - Quality and Quantity A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. — JOHN 10:10 THE MESSAGE Have you ever wondered why Jesus launched his public ministry by turning water into wine at a wedding party? I once heard my friend, Bible teacher Kay Arthur, describe this miracle as one of highest quality and quantity. "That," she exclaimed, "is the way Jesus does things." Those six stone jars Jesus told the servants to fill with water were huge, each containing thirty gallons. And those servants filled each jar to the brim. Surely one — or possibly two — of those containers would have been plenty. But Jesus did six. And quality? This wasn't the plain label stuff they sell in a jug. The wine Jesus made was Gold Medallion — probably ten grades above the best French vintage. The master of the banquet was astounded after he tasted the wine that only moments before had been common well water. "You've saved the best for last!" That's what Jesus chose to do. He gave much better than anyone expected. Quality. Quantity. Not either/or, but both/and. That's what he wants to do in your life: "I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full." The life he is talking about, of course, is his very own life, flowing in and through you. This is life that spills over the brim. As the apostle says, you are a participator in the divine nature. You can't get any better than that! The key to this life is in the counsel the Lord's mother gave to the servants that day. Mary said, "Do whatever he tells you." Follow that advice, my friend, and be prepared for his abundant life — lavish with quantity and radiant with quality. Great God of grace, you didn't have to fill my life to overflowing . . . and yet you did. You didn't have to share your character, your strength, and your joy with me . . . and yet you have. |
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