Now, the Hour has Arrived

“The bread is almost ready,” Mary thought as she looked at it on the hot stone in the brick oven. She suddenly realized it was almost time for lunch.

She put the vegetables on the table, took a sharp knife and as she started to peel, she noticed her three year old playing on the kitchen floor.

At that moment she cut her thumb. She quickly put down the knife and grabbed a cloth to stop the bleeding.

“O no,” she thought, “I am already late as it is.”

“Mommy, let me see.” She looked down at her Son standing next to her.

“No, it’s fine, my child,” she said. He kept on asking her tenderly, “Mother, please, let me see”. She opened her hand to show Him. He took her hand into his hands and smiled back at her. “It’s fine now, Mom.”

She sensed a warm sensation running through her hand and when she looked at it, she could not believe her eyes. The cut had healed perfectly with no trace of any scar. In unbelief she looked at the bloodstained cloth on the table and gradually she began to comprehend who this Child really is.

“Mom, you have to keep quiet about this because My time has not yet come. This is our little secret.” He kissed her hand and resumed playing on the floor.

What is described above is not taken from a history book or Bible text. However, I believe many miracles like this took place in the household of Mary and Joseph. In John 2:1-12 Jesus, His mother and disciples attended a wedding when the wine ran out and Mary mentioned it to Jesus.

She did not ask Him how this could be solved, but just told Him because she knew what He would do. He answered, “My hour has not yet come.”

Mary persisted and told the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it,” and we know that Jesus turned water into wine, the best wine ever.

It is obvious that Mary already knew exactly what Jesus would do, because she experienced the presence of Jesus in her life first hand.

Having spent more than 33 years in His presence daily, she knew Him personally. Do you know Him that well too, or is He only known to you as another interesting character from the number one bestselling Book in the world?

The hour has arrived for each of us to get to know Him personally, as Mary did, and follow Him, walking with Him daily, moment by moment.