And the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.”
There is an old saying - "Save the best 'til last." The master of the banquet was surprised that the best wine had been saved until the end of the banquet after everyone was already intoxicated. In his experience, families normally did it the other way around. But not Jesus.
Jesus, as the Creator (John 1:3), had complete control over the elements. It was in His nature to only create things that were very good (Gen. 1:31). To turn the water into a substance one step better than vinegar was unthinkable, even if it would have been just as miraculous.
His disciples, who were also at the wedding, saw the miracle and believed in Jesus. He had surprised them, just the first of many times that He would do so. They saw that, although Jesus had been hesitant to intervene when His mother asked Him, that did not mean that He was halfhearted in His actions. He would only be content with complete transformation. The disciples would learn in the months ahead that Jesus is only happy with complete healing, complete truth and complete loyalty.
His standards have not changed. To be a disciple of Jesus, we must be prepared to offer our complete repentance, complete surrender and not to be satisfied until we attain the complete perfection as only Jesus can give (Heb. 7:11).
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. 5:48
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