The Best

Read John 2:1-11

One of the things my father always stressed to me was to do my best. I can still hear him saying, "It's better not to do something than to do it halfway. Whatever you do, do it right. Do your very best." I've tried to hold to that principle, and the Bible supports it. We all should follow Christ's example.

Jesus' first miracle came when He, His disciples, and His mother attended a wedding feast in Cana, and the host ran out of wine. This would have been a social disaster, so Mary asked her Son to take care of it. He was reluctant to do so but did it anyway. He turned huge pots of water into excellent wine of a much better quality than the host's best wine served at the start of the celebration.

Since Jesus hesitated to do the task, He could have not cared and made a mediocre wine, but that's not who Jesus was, even in His earthly humanity. He gave His best wherever He went and in whatever He did. The Bible tells us that we are to do the same. "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men" (Colossians 3:23). 

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