Whatever He says to you, do it

Mary the mother of Jesus in John 2 vs 5 said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it”. When we read the story in John 2 vs 1 – 11, we see that the performance of the miracle of turning water to wine was dependent on the obedience of the servants.

In verse 7 and 8 of John 2, Jesus gave them specific instructions and they obeyed, ultimately unleashing the miraculous.

This reminds me of Matthew 21 vs 28 – 31, where Jesus narrated the Parable of the Two Sons. In this parable, we see Jesus differentiate between those who say they will but don’t and won’t but do. At the core of obedience is the doing.

1 John 2 vs 17 says “And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.”

The Greek word for abide is menó, which means to be held, kept, continually remain, stay. For something to be continuous, it remains and its cycle never ends. What God wants for us as His children is to remain, to dwell with Him in His presence forever.

As David said in Psalm 23 vs 6 - “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.”

But to remain, we must do. What are we doing? 1 John 2 vs 17 above gives us the answer, which is the will of the Father.

How can we know His will? We start the journey by staying in the word and praying. The word of God is life and truth (John 6 vs 63, John 17 vs 17). Matthew 24 vs 35 says “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away”. See here.

Scripture affirms that the word is what guides us, see Psalm 119 vs 105 (Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path)

Back to our anchor scripture in John 2, our passion and desire should be to obey the word of God at all cost as therein lies the miraculous.

Have a wonderful day. God bless you!

Mayowa