John 2

In this chapter, John presents evidence of signs & miracles and the fulfillment of prophecy.   The first miracle is Jesus turning water into wine.  Mary, out of concern for the wedding hosts, knew Jesus could help but left it to Him.  Jesus displayed his divine creative power by not only creating wine but really good wine.   This brings to mind in Genesis how "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good".  And it also demonstrated His power over time, not requiring the usual amount of time to age wine.  After Cana, Jesus takes time out to spend with family and friends in Capernaum, giving the example of experiencing the joy in living.  Then, in Jerusalem, Jesus cleanses the Temple, fulfilling Psalm 69:9, and when asked for a sign of His authority, cited His coming death and resurrection.  There were people who believed because of the signs; but, Jesus knows our hearts and desires true faith in HIM.

This passage mentions a couple of times how the disciples realized after the fact in hindsight what they did not fully understand at the time it was happening.  This reminds us that there are times we may not understand what we are going through; but, we can trust that God has a Plan.  It may help to be looking out for "signs through which He revealed His glory".

And in the cleansing of the Temple, we are reminded to keep the Temple of the our bodies Holy.  Otherwise, we may need to go through cleansing, such as through fire.

16-Nov:  It was neat how this lesson tied it so well with the sermon message on Psalm 150; that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit and that we were made to worship God.
While the use of the "purification" pots may foreshadow the wine in communion representing the blood of Christ which purifies and cleanses us from sin; the "creation" of the wine and later the bread during the feeding of the 5,000 miracle may also point to the remembrance of Christ's body and blood broken and shed for us