You have seen the commercials showing someone with a mouth full of cookies, as the question was asked: “Got milk?” Well, the question in the story we have read today was: “Got wine?” And the answer was: “No!” The wine was gone. A miracle was needed to save the family, and the new couple, the ultimate embarrassment of not being able to provide enough for their friends. They would be forever remembered in this small village as the ones who failed to take care of the needs of their guests. The supply of wine was already running low when Jesus and his five new disciples showed up. They had been invited, but it was putting an added strain on the diminishing supply of wine.

The presence of Christ seemed to have caused a problem, but in reality, it was His presence that met a pressing need.

The greatest fact about our Worship Service today is not the fact that I am here and that you are here. But the greatest fact of the hour is that Jesus Christ Himself is here! But how do we know that He is here? Do you feel His presence? Maybe. Do you sense His presence? Maybe. Do you see any evidence of His presence? Maybe. We know that He is here because He promised to be here, as seen in Matthew 18:20, “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”

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