John 2:10
Jesus knows how to make really good wine. In His first miracle, He demonstrates not only his power to do miracles, not only a deep understanding of His culture, not only a passion for celebration, not only great compassion for people, but also good taste. I am totally unqualified to make this statement, but I think the wine Jesus made at the wedding in Cana is the best wine humans have ever tasted. We have been invited to taste it for ourselves at another wedding feast. I can’t wait to taste it... But maybe I already have, only in a different sense. Later on, near the end of His life and ministry, Jesus says that the wine is a symbol of His blood. As we cast about in darkness searching for real life, we will find all kinds of things that almost taste right. But there is nothing superior to the blood of Jesus, the Giver, Sustainer, and Healer of Life.
