Our study of John 1 last week started with the revelation that Jesus was with God from the very beginning—and in fact is God. That He came to earth and dwelt among us. It ended with Jesus’ baptism and His choosing of some of the disciples. Quite a lot to digest for sure.

Chapter 2 starts with a wedding in Cana, a fairly common event. Jesus is there with His mother, Mary, and the disciples. He performs His first miracle by turning water into wine. I hesitate to call it a small miracle (is there such a thing?), but it certainly wasn’t as public or as dramatic as other miracles He did. The wedding guests didn’t even know it happened. A friend suggested to me that maybe He used that event simply to anchor the faith of His disciples. It makes sense. They had chosen to follow Him just a few days earlier because they believed who He was, but perhaps they needed this extra confirmation before Jesus began His public ministry.