John 2:1-11 “And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.”

Text John 2:10 “And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”

After tasting the wine that Jesus made from water, the ruler of the feast summoned the bridegroom. The ruler was moved by two observations; the wine’s excellent quality and the odd time in which it was served. The natural order of service was to give the good wine out first and when the guest’s initial thirst was satisfied and the taste buds dull, then serve the inferior wine! While that may be the way of man, it is not the way of the Master; “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9). The nature of man is; I want it and I want it now! The truth is; the bridegroom served the best he had, but it was not the best that Jesus had! The problem with most of us is we are not willing to wait on God’s best. We would rather gorge ourselves with the inferior products of the present than discipline ourselves to wait on the best. One area in which this proves to be true the most frequently is in relationships. Unwilling to wait on God’s timing, we lavish ourselves with the temporal activities of lust that vanishes in but a moment while missing the eternal treasure of love that lasts for a life time. You can have it; just not both ways! With Jesus, “The best is yet to come!”