“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.”
(John 2:3)
This Part II tells us that like the wine that ran out in the wedding at Cana, all things on earth will also ran out and will not last forever. Note the verse: “They have no wine.” “The wine supply ran out.” During Bible times, to run out of wine was disappointing to guests and embarrassing and breaks the strong unwritten laws of hospitality. But, when God turned water into wine, God shows us that His love through miracle was endless and everlasting. God will never embarrass and disappoint us.
I - The World’s Pleasures Do Not Last - It’s pride, treasure, popularity, power and pleasure soon vanishes and leaves an aching void that nothing of earth can fill. This world’s pleasures first thrill and then chill. “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was]vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”(Ecclesiastes 2:11). “For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:” (1 Peter 1:24).
Not in position, fame and in military glory – Alexander the great conquered the known world in his day. Having done so he wept in his tent, because he said: “There are no more world’s to conquer.”
II - The Source Of True And Lasting Joy Is Found ONLY IN CHRIST - Everything in this life – possessions, accomplishments, people – will eventually fade away and disappear. Those who are tied to the world’s system will lose everything when it is taken away. The pride of power, the pomp of wealth, the beauty of art – ALL will go! “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 15:13).Joy comes from a consistent relationship with Jesus Christ. Ultimate joy comes from Christ dwelling within us. We think we will be happy or content when we get riches, only to discover that they bring nothing but transient pleasure.If you are chasing after happiness, you will never find it, if you are seeking after God, you will find endless joy.
Where is Happiness? Not in unbelief – Voltaire was an infidel of the most pronounced type. He wrote: “I wish I had never been born.” Not is pleasure and money – Jay Gould, the American millionaire, had plenty of that. When dying, he said: “I suppose, I am the most miserable man on earth.”
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