Why did Jesus go to the wedding?

Why would Jesus, on his first journey, take his followers to a

party? Didn’t they have work to do? Didn’t he have principles to

teach? Wasn’t his time limited? How could a wedding fit with his

purpose on earth?

Why did Jesus go to the wedding?

The answer? It’s found in the second verse of John 2. “Jesus and

his followers were also invited to the wedding.”

Jesus wasn’t invited because he was a celebrity. He wasn’t one yet.

The invitation wasn’t motivated by his miracles. He’d yet to

perform any. Why did they invite him?

I suppose they liked him.

Big deal? I think so. I think it’s significant that common folk in a

little town enjoyed being with Jesus. I think it’s noteworthy that

the Almighty didn’t act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn’t

holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn’t a know-it-all.

The One who made the stars didn’t keep his head in them. The

One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.

Jesus could have been all of these, but he wasn’t. His purpose was

not to show off but to show up. He went to great pains to be as

human as the guy down the street. He didn’t need to study, but still

went to the synagogue. He had no need for income, but still

worked in the workshop. He had known the fellowship of angels

and heard the harps of heaven, yet still went to parties thrown by

tax collectors. And upon his shoulders rested the challenge of

redeeming creation, but he still took time to walk ninety miles

from Jericho to Cana to go to a wedding.

As a result, people liked him. Oh, there were those who chaffed at

his claims. They called him a blasphemer, but they never called

him a braggart. They accused him of heresy, but never arrogance.

He was branded as a radical, but never called unapproachable.

His faith made him likable, not detestable. Would that ours would

do the same!

NOTE: Thank you Val for forwarding this to us