When the Hidden Glory Reveals What We Need
When the Glory Reveals What We Need
Devotion by Pastor Alexander L Redd
December 24, 2025
John 2:11 tells us that Jesus’ first miraculous sign happened at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. He turned water into wine, and revealed His glory. Jesus could have begun with thunder on a mountain, but He chose a family celebration, a simple need, and a quiet moment. He steps into ordinary life and makes it holy.
John calls it a miracle and a sign. A miracle is the supernatural act. A sign is the meaning behind the act, what God is pointing to and putting into motion. At Cana, Jesus is not only saving a host from shame. He is showing us His heart. When Jesus is present, He does not merely patch what is missing. He reveals who He is. His glory is His nature, His character, and the transforming impact of His presence.
It is also revelation. Revelation is not random. God reveals according to His timing, our maturity, our capacity, and our relationship with Him. Jesus does not reveal everything at once, but He reveals enough to awaken faith and strengthen obedience. That brings us to mystery. In Christian theology, a mystery is not human guesswork.
It is the truth God reveals, yet it still remains beyond our full comprehension, especially about events and timing. Paul says we “know in part” for now (1 Corinthians 13:9). Mystery is partly knowable, but not fully graspable. That is why it requires faith. It is spiritually discerned, not merely intellectually dissected. Science can study what God has made, but it cannot reduce God to a lab result.
Two foundational mysteries hold our faith together.
First, the Trinity: one God in essence, three persons. At Jesus’ baptism, we see Father, Son, and Spirit. In the Great Commission, we hear one Name, yet three persons. God is eternally love, and love is relational.
Second, the Incarnation: Jesus is truly God and truly human. If He were not truly God, He could not save. If He were not truly human, He could not die in our place.
So today, bring your “water” to Jesus, the plain, the empty, the not enough. Trust His presence more than your explanations. Sometimes the sign is not only what He changes, but what He reveals: His glory in your everyday life.
Devotion by Pastor Alexander L Redd
December 24, 2025
John 2:11 tells us that Jesus’ first miraculous sign happened at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. He turned water into wine, and revealed His glory. Jesus could have begun with thunder on a mountain, but He chose a family celebration, a simple need, and a quiet moment. He steps into ordinary life and makes it holy.
John calls it a miracle and a sign. A miracle is the supernatural act. A sign is the meaning behind the act, what God is pointing to and putting into motion. At Cana, Jesus is not only saving a host from shame. He is showing us His heart. When Jesus is present, He does not merely patch what is missing. He reveals who He is. His glory is His nature, His character, and the transforming impact of His presence.
It is also revelation. Revelation is not random. God reveals according to His timing, our maturity, our capacity, and our relationship with Him. Jesus does not reveal everything at once, but He reveals enough to awaken faith and strengthen obedience. That brings us to mystery. In Christian theology, a mystery is not human guesswork.
It is the truth God reveals, yet it still remains beyond our full comprehension, especially about events and timing. Paul says we “know in part” for now (1 Corinthians 13:9). Mystery is partly knowable, but not fully graspable. That is why it requires faith. It is spiritually discerned, not merely intellectually dissected. Science can study what God has made, but it cannot reduce God to a lab result.
Two foundational mysteries hold our faith together.
First, the Trinity: one God in essence, three persons. At Jesus’ baptism, we see Father, Son, and Spirit. In the Great Commission, we hear one Name, yet three persons. God is eternally love, and love is relational.
Second, the Incarnation: Jesus is truly God and truly human. If He were not truly God, He could not save. If He were not truly human, He could not die in our place.
So today, bring your “water” to Jesus, the plain, the empty, the not enough. Trust His presence more than your explanations. Sometimes the sign is not only what He changes, but what He reveals: His glory in your everyday life.
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