Miracle Hands

Have you ever read a familiar Bible story and suddenly been struck by a new realization? 

That’s what happened to me when I re-read the story about the wedding at Cana in John 2 recently. 

It’s when Jesus performs His miracle. What’s wild about it, though, is that he does not physically do anything. He commands the servants to fill jars with water and then to draw out water and bring it to the master of the feast. 

In so doing, He allowed the miracle to pass between the servants’ hands rather than His own. I remember hearing this in passing a long time ago, but it really struck me this time, especially running parallel to the water to wine story.

Can you imagine being one of the servants to have poured and carried the water, knowing it changed to wine somewhere along the way when you were handling it? 

Jesus does something similar when He fed the 5000 in Matthew 14. He, Himself, blessed and broke the five loaves and two fish, but the multiplication happened in the disciples’ hands.

Again, can you imagine handing out and collecting all the remaining food knowing it was impossible, yet happening before your eyes?

What a way for Jesus to demonstrate His miraculous nature! It could have been something only He did, and there were certainly occasions when that happened, but to start His very first miracle being hands-off so to speak? 

He continues to amaze me.

As 2022 begins, the word I hope to explore more is REDISCOVER. There are many layers and applications for it, but one area, in particular, is Jesus and the Gospel. Who He is and a reminder of His kind and consistent character.

Who knows? Maybe we will see other miracles pass through the hands of humans.

Let’s call them miracle hands.