Do you like who you are?  If not, it is certainly in your power to do something about it.  People can change if they desire to do so.  We all need to look in the mirror from time to time and honestly assess the direction of our lives and how we are living.  Sometimes we can slowly develop negative or unhealthy attitudes that need adjusting.  If our lives can get off track and are left unattended, we can gradually change into someone we do not even recognize.  A transformation is in order.

No one has more transforming power than God.  This is demonstrated by the first miracle of Christ.  Jesus and His new disciples were invited to a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee.  Unfortunately, something went wrong—they ran out of wine.  Anyone who has ever arranged a wedding reception can immediately sympathize with the family of the bridegroom. To run out of wine on an occasion like this would have been a disgrace to the family and a humiliating experience for the happy couple getting married.  This is where the story turns from an ordinary incident where a mistake is made to an extraordinary demonstration of the transforming power of God.

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was also at this wedding feast.  It appears that she had a good relationship with the family, so she asked Jesus to help solve the problem concerning the wine (John 2:3).  Jesus ultimately saves the day by turning six waterpots of water, each filled with twenty to thirty gallons of water, into wine.  The whole story is found in John 2:1-11.

Who else could miraculously transform water into wine?  No wonder the text tells us that after seeing such a feat, “His disciples believed in Him” (ver. 11).

Jesus is no longer turning water into wine, but He is still in the transforming business.  Just like He transformed the water into wine in John 2, He can transform us into the kind of disciples with whom God wants to spend eternity.  If you are not happy with your life, especially spiritually, let Jesus help you.  If you are not a Christian, Jesus can turn you into a new creation.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

If you are already a disciple of Christ, but you have looked in the mirror and do not like what you see, Jesus can make you better.  You just have to let Him.

Jesus can change wishy-washy disciples into steadfast and reliable followers.  He can change husbands who are failing into men who lead their families well. Jesus can change worldly-minded sinners into God-fearing Christians who have the hope of eternal life.  If you need to change, all you have to do is follow Jesus and His Word, and you will be made new.  The people at Corinth experience this kind of transformation. 

1 Corinthians 6:9–11 (ESV)
⁹ Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, ¹⁰  nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Jesus may never change water into wine again, but He is still in the business of changing lives, and when He transforms things, even as it was with the wine, it is always for the better.  Will you let Jesus transform your life?  If you need Him to do so, I hope you will give Him a chance.

As you wind down for the night, think about these things.