Turning Water Into Wine

Jesus, His mother, and His disciples were invited to a wedding at Cana of Galilee. The bride and the groom are unknown characters of the Bible, but something life-changing happened here. Jesus did something miraculous at this wedding: He turned six stone water jugs into six stone jugs of wine, filled to the brim.


The transformation of water into wine points to Jesus as being the Source of all the blessings of God’s future. When Jesus turned water into wine, it was the first sign that the Messianic times had finally begun.

Jesus performed the first sign in Cana of Galilee, in front of His mother, His disciples, and a village full of people. He displayed his glory, and His disciples believed in Him. (John 2:11 HCSB)

So, on the third day, Jesus, His mother, and His disciples attended a wedding in Cana of Galilee. The moment the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother told Him, “They don’t have any wine.”

“What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.” That sounds like pretty abrupt language coming from the Son of God. But what Jesus means is that it was not yet His time to provide for all the people through His sacrificial death.

“Do whatever He tells you,” Mary told the servants. And of course they did as they were told. There were six stone water jars set aside for Jewish purification, each containing between 20 or 30 gallons.

“Fill the jars with water,” Jesus ordered. The servants filled the jars to the brim, and then He said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the chief servant.” So they took some water out of the jar and brought it to the chief.

The chief servant tasted the water, after it had become wine. At first he was confused, because he had no idea where it had come from. But the servants who filled the water to the brim and brought it to him knew exactly from where it had come.

The chief servant called the groom and told him, “Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people have drunk freely, the inferior. But you have kept the fine wine until now.” (John 2:1-11)

I know it must not make much sense, because Jesus Christ just created over a hundred gallons of wine for a wedding, which would create a lot of drunkenness. However, in this time period of history, weddings usually lasted a week, and consisted of the entire village.