JOHN 2:3 NKJV

And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”

JOHN 2:3 NKJV

John 2:3 Hospitality in the east was a sacred duty. A wedding feast often lasted for a week. To run out of wine at such an important event would have been humiliating for the bride and groom. The family of Jesus was not wealthy, and it is likely their relatives and acquaintances were not either. This may have been a “low-budget” wedding feast. Although Christ had not publicly declared Himself to be the Son of God, the Messiah, Mary knew His divine position since surely she had not forgotten His miraculous birth. She remembered the words of the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:32, 33). But friends probably did not believe her. Perhaps she was anxious for the day she could be vindicated. But even though these ideas may have been swarming around in her head, technically she did not ask Him to do anything. She only told Him about the situation; she left all to His wisdom and will. Perhaps we could learn from Mary.