“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.” (John 2: 3) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when Mary told Jesus that the couple whose marriage feast they were attending had no more wine to give to the guests. Mary co-opted Jesus into the personal matter of the couple, and in the end, they got help. Mary and Jesus worked in agreement to make things happen for the coup

“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.” (John 2: 3) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. When the wine finished in the wedding in Cana of Galilee, Mary the mother of Jesus told Him that they had no wine. Mary did not wait for things to go out of control before seeking the intervention of Jesus. She did not wait for things to get complicated before she got Jesus to intervene. Even Jesus protested against Ma

“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.” (John 2: 3) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. It is instructive to observe that Jesus and His mother did not come to the wedding in Cana in order to perform a miracle. They came as guests; they came to eat and drink like others; they came to play their part in consuming whatever the couple provided for the people; Jesus came to take value from the couple, but He e

“And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.” (John 2: 3) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture speaks of that moment when wine finished in the wedding in Cana of Galilee. In the Jewish culture during bible times, marriage ceremonies were celebrated for seven days; and if for any reason the couple could not deal with a seven-day feast, the marriage could be nullified. So, the couple in Cana we

“26. But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.” (Matthew 15: 26-27) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Jesus replied the woman of Canaan by saying that He would not take the children’s bread and cast same to dogs. Jesus simply inferred that what that woman wanted was meant