24 Mar, 2011
This One Takes the Cake!
This One Takes the Cake!
When Chidi Ogbuta renewed her wedding vows, it wasn't so much getting spliced as getting sliced. The 35-year-old went that extra layer when it came to the cake – by ordering a life-size replica of herself. Mrs Ogbuta and husband Innocent , also 35, celebrated their ten years of married life with the 5 ft (creation), which was so big it took four men to carry it into the venue.
“Growing up, I always wanted a doll made in my likeness,' said Mrs Ogbuta, a mother of four. I told Innocent I wanted a life-size cake made in my resemblance as I would look on my wedding day. I searched for months to find someone who'd make my dream come true. Originally the plan was for two cakes – one of me and one of Innocent.
Unfortunately, it took five weeks to make and we ran out of time.”
The resulting butter-cream creation, which formed the centerpiece of the ceremony in Dallas, Texas, weighed 400 lb and contained 200 eggs. The body, head and arms were made from clay.
Story courtesy of metro.co.uk.com. Picture courtesy of Barcraft Media
Three days later Mary, the mother of Jesus, was at a wedding feast in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited and were there. When the wine was all gone, Mary said to Jesus, "They don't have any more wine."
Jesus replied, "Mother, my time hasn't yet come: You must not tell me what to do." Mary then said to the servants, "Do whatever Jesus tells you to do."
At the feast there were six stone water jars that were used by the people for washing themselves in the way that their religion said they must. Each jar held about twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants to fill them to the top with water. Then after the jars had been filled, he said, "Now take some water and give it to the man in charge of the feast."
The servants did as Jesus told them, and the man in charge drank some of the water that had now turned into wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants did. He called the bridegroom over and said, "The best wine is always served first. Then after the guests have had plenty, the other wine is served. But you have kept the best until last!"
This was Jesus' first miracle, and he did it in the village of Cana in Galilee. There Jesus showed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him.
What does today’s Scripture Story teach us about ordinary things becoming extraordinary?
Weddings have been around for a long time. Receptions are a celebration of the love between a man and a women who have promised, before God and witnesses, that they will stay together until death takes them from each other.
The reception that Jesus attended probably didn’t have a cake made to look like the bride. At this wedding reception they ran out of wine. Jesus took ordinary water and made it into wine and thus performed His first miracle.
When Jesus asked the servants to fill the water to the top, they obeyed. I’ve always wondered when the water actually turned into wine.
- Was it when it was poured into the large jars? Was it when the liquid was poured out into the glass for drinking?
- And what would have happened if the servants hadn’t filled the jars to the top? What if they only filled them a little bit?
- Were the servants amazed at the transformation of the water?
- How is God pouring into you, His treasure of clay? Do you still feel ordinary or can you see how He’s changed you since you’ve made Him Lord of your life? Are you letting Him fill you up with His Holy Spirit or are you content to run on empty?
I’m asking a lot of questions today, but I want you to really think. Reread the scripture again. If you had been one of the servants, how would you have reacted when you saw the wine pouring out? Would you have realized that Jesus had not only used ordinary water, but ordinary (and lowly) servants for His first miracle?
What has God been asking of you lately? Have you been saying ‘no’? What are you missing out on because of your disobedience? God never sees us as ordinary. He sees the EXTRAordinary in you.
As you share with your friends about Jesus, remember that He is pouring into you His power. Don’t run on empty – fill up on what He wants to give you today. It’s much better than cake.
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