Bible in a Year - Women’s Thematic Reading Plan | Day 138

Day 138 of the Women’s Bible Plan: Read John 2:1-11 and reflect on Jesus attending the wedding in Cana. Through the moment when the wine ran out, Mary brought the need to Jesus, and Jesus turned water into good wine, this devotional helps women bring marriage, family, lack, and joy before the Lord. This page includes John 2:1-11 Scripture, a devotional guide on marriage and relationship, reflection questions, a daily verse, prayer, and a life response.

🌸  Dear Sister, welcome to Day 138 of our reading journey. 

Marriage often begins with joy and blessing. Two people make a covenant before others, family and friends gather in celebration, and everything seems filled with beauty and hope. Yet real married life does not remain forever in the joy of the wedding day. Over time, couples face daily responsibilities, personality differences, communication struggles, financial pressure, parenting burdens, extended family concerns, emotional weariness, and many hidden places of lack.

John Chapter 2 records the first miracle Jesus performed. It did not take place in the temple, nor in a setting that people might consider especially “religious.” It happened at a wedding. The wine ran out, joy seemed about to be interrupted, and the host family may have faced embarrassment and shame. At that very moment, Mary brought the need to Jesus.

This passage reminds us that Jesus cares about joy in marriage and lack within the family. He is willing to enter real life—not only our prayer meetings and worship gatherings, but also our kitchens, dinner tables, conversations between husband and wife, parenting struggles, and the pressures no one else sees.

A Minute of Grace

John 2:1-11 tells us that Jesus attended a wedding in Cana of Galilee. His mother Mary was there, and Jesus and His disciples were also invited. During the wedding feast, the wine ran out. In that setting, running out of wine was not only a practical problem. It could bring embarrassment, shame, and relational pressure upon the host family.

Mary did not make the problem larger, nor did she blame anyone. She simply said to Jesus, “They have no wine.” This sentence is short, but deeply meaningful. She brought the lack before Jesus. Although Jesus answered, “Mine hour is not yet come,” Mary still said to the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.” This is quiet but firm trust: tell the Lord the need, then be ready to obey His instruction.

Jesus told the servants to fill six waterpots with water, and then to draw some out and take it to the governor of the feast. The water became wine—and not merely wine, but better wine than what had been served before. This miracle did not only meet the lack at the wedding; it also revealed Jesus’ glory, and His disciples believed on Him.

From the perspective of marriage and relationship, the wedding at Cana gives us a gentle reminder: lack in marriage is not the most frightening thing; keeping Jesus outside the door is. Every marriage has moments when “the wine runs out”: passion fades, communication becomes difficult, patience runs thin, joy feels distant, and the relationship grows tired. Yet when we are willing to bring these honest places of lack before Jesus, He can reveal His grace where we feel powerless.

Today’s theme, “Jesus at the Wedding in Cana,” invites us to reflect: Are we willing to invite Jesus into the real circumstances of our marriage and family? Not only to bless the wedding day, but also to enter every day after the wedding; not only to receive our major crises, but also our small lacks, small disappointments, small misunderstandings, and quiet weariness. The Lord cares about our joy, and He is able to renew the taste of love in ordinary life.

Whispers for the Heart

1 At the wedding in Cana, the wine ran out. Are there places in your marriage, family, or close relationships where something has “run out”? Perhaps patience has run out, communication has run out, tenderness has run out, expectation has run out, or joy has run out. Are you willing to bring those lacks honestly before Jesus?

2 Mary said to Jesus, “They have no wine.” She did not rush to control the situation, but brought the need to the Lord. When you face problems in relationships, do you first complain, blame, worry, carry everything alone, or come before the Lord in prayer? Is God inviting you today to speak to Him in a simpler and more honest way?

3 Mary said to the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.” Are you willing to obey the Lord’s guidance in your marriage and family? If He reminds you to apologize first, listen first, lay down pride first, express gratitude first, stop the silent treatment first, or pray for the other person first, are you willing to follow Him?

As you read John 2:1-11 today, do not see this passage only as a miracle story. Let it also shine into your marriage, family, and real life. The Lord Jesus was willing to come to a wedding feast, and He is also willing to come into our daily relationships and restore joy that seems almost gone.

Take a quiet breath before you begin. Bring your marriage, family, relationships, lack, weariness, and hope before the Lord, and let His Word meet you there.

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John 2:1-11 (KJV)

2 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

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💡 Closing Thought · Bringing the Lack Before the Lord

After reading John 2:1-11, we see that Jesus cares not only about the soul, but also about human weddings, homes, and joy. When the wine ran out, Mary brought the lack before Jesus. The servants obeyed His word. And the most ordinary water became the best wine in the Lord’s hands.

As we close this page and return to real life, there will always be “no wine” moments in marriage and family: less passion, thin patience, difficult communication, fading joy, and misunderstandings. Remember this: these lacks are not meant for us to carry alone, nor are they meant to become fuel for blame and coldness. They are invitations to return together to Jesus.

May today’s Scripture remind you to bring your marriage before Jesus, bring the pressures of your family before Jesus, and bring the lack of joy before Jesus. He can renew love in ordinary days, give grace in weary relationships, and turn the limited water in our hands into deeper joy from Him.

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