A Paradigm Shift

 John 2-4

“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee…This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee…When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem…So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables…’…How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!’”

John 2:1, 11, 13, 15, 16

It is interesting that Jesus’ first miracle was to turn water into wine at a wedding, and then cleanse the temple. We would expect Jesus to do a miracle at the temple and drive the wine steward out of the wedding! Jesus declared his body was the temple which would be raised in three days. We, the disciples of Jesus, are his body, the temple.

Do we, too, need a paradigm shift from our worship temples with budgets and staff, to an understanding that Jesus is on a mission to seek and save lost people at weddings, hospitals, and drinking fountains?

“Lord Jesus, I repent for replacing your body with a building and becoming distracted. Refocus me on your mission, for your glory.”