WEDNESDAY, 13th MAY 2026*
TEXT: John 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Mary, the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, went to Him during the wedding ceremony in Cana of Galilee for a request. She told Jesus that the wine had been exhausted. Mary knew the implication of the wine finishing during a wedding, so she decided to save the day.
It appears Jesus did not give Mary a positive response. He said to her, "Woman, what have I to do with thee? My time is not yet come."
This was more like receiving a "NO" in prayer, but if you look at Jesus' response critically, you will realize it is rather a timing matter. There is God's timing. Don’t forget this.
Mary left Jesus and went straight to the servants, telling them to wait on Jesus for an instruction. She said to them, "Whatsoever He says to you, DO IT!"
Many of the prayer points we often pray to God are born out of disobedience. I mean, they are a result of the fact that we missed out on God’s instruction at some point.
Obeying God is better than sacrifice. Some of our prayers are simply sacrifices. If only we had obeyed, or if we could obey God, there wouldn’t be a need for many of the sacrifices we are offering through prayers. (1 Samuel 15:22).
If you carefully analyze the prayers being prayed in many churches today, you will realize that most of the prayer points are centered on something that we could simply get done through walking in obedience.
For instance, Jesus says, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you." The simple instruction for you is to seek God's kingdom so that all other things can be added, but you have decided to be praying for all other things. This is a misplacement of priority.
It is high time you began to pray thus: "God, help me to do Your will. God, help and give me strength to be able to carry out Your instructions." You need to start praying for grace and enablement to be able to do God’s command.
Apostle Paul prayed for the church in Ephesus thus: _"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him..."_ (Ephesians 1:17).
May you begin to seek out God's instruction and the grace to do and walk in them.
*Bible Reading*
John 2:1-9
*PRAYER FOCUS*
Father Lord, please give me the grace to always carry out Your instructions.
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