MOTHER KNOWS

John 2:1-5
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

The Wedding at Cana

1 The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. 3 The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.”

4 “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.”

5 But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”


Have you ever wonder, when you were a child, how Mom knew when you had messed? When you didn’t clean your room or make your bed was the day she would open your door and look in. When you got in trouble at school was they day she would decide to call the teacher. When you got in that fight on the playground, she was sure to be in your path and notice your black eye. It’s a special gift God give mothers. I’ve heard it called Mother’s intuition.

Despite Jesus’ objection, it seems Mary knew it was time. I don’t know if we should call it Mother’s intuition or divine revelation but Mary seems to have known the right time to prompt her son toward the first miracle of His public ministry.

Does this mean Mary knew more than Jesus? I think not! This was an opportunity for Jesus to follow the commandment and demonstrate for us the requirement to honor a parent. The all-knowing Son of God, in His humanness (a man in His mid twenties), followed the prompting of His mother.

No matter the age, the requirement we have to honor our parents never expires.