Whatever He Says to You, Do it!

"There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, 'They have no wine.' Jesus said to her, 'Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.' His mother said to the servants, 'Whatever He says to you, do it.'

"Now there were six water pots of stone nearby, according to the manner of purification of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons each. Jesus said to them, 'Fill the water pots with water.' And they filled them up to the brim. And He said to them, 'Draw some out now and take it to the master of the feast.' And they took it. When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, 'Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now.' " (1)

It's interesting in this story that Mary did not debate with Jesus whether it was His time or not. She simply turned to the servers and said, "Whatever He says to you, do it!" Mary didn't know what Jesus would do, but Mary knew her son. She knew that He had a way of solving people's problems and she was not disappointed at the wedding festival. Mary's advice, "Whatever He says to you, do it!" is excellent advice for us today.

Whatever God asks us to do is for our benefit. Why do so many people not understand this? For instance, Jesus has asked us to love one another as He has loved us. (2) Jesus loves us with a pure love, a love that does not take advantage of us, or of our neighbor. If everyone loved one another as our Creator has shared His love with us, what a different world this would be. We would not be in a war because of terror!

Our Creator has asked of us to not commit murder, adultery, steal, lie, cheat or covet anything that belongs to our neighbor. (3) If we have the love of God in our hearts, we would not do anything that would offend our neighbor.

Our Creator has also asked of us to recognize Him for who He is and not ignore Him, nor make any likeness of anything that He has created, or worship anything other than the One who created us in the beginning. We are not to take His name in vain or swear using His name. He also requests us to give honor to our parents as we would not exist without them. In the same way, we would not exist without Him. (4)

He also gives us a very special day of rest every week to remember our roots and to come apart from our labors. We are not to do any work on this special day. It is to be spent with our families and loved ones and to remember the One who has made everything good available to us. (5)

In relationship with our Creator, all the stresses of life fade away. He is the One who loves us "with an everlasting love." (6) He is the One who heals us." (7) We cannot comprehend all the many blessings that He shares with us daily.

The blessings and benefits of life are more fully realized the more that we trust Him and do what He tells us to do. If we ignore Him, the troubles of life are multiplied. His biddings are enabling and they are for our benefit and blessing. David testified to the goodness and blessings of the Lord when he said, "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts Him." (8)

"Whatever He says to you, do it" is good advice, because whatever He tells us to do is for our benefit.

1. John 2:1-10, NKJV.
2. John 13:34, 35.
3. Exodus 20:13-17.
4. Exodus 20:1-7, 12.
5. Exodus 20:8-11.
6. Jeremiah 31:3.
7. Exodus 15:26.
8. Psalm 34:8