Wine Carriers

Vessels are only vessels

carrying the light, the water, the wine.

It's not about the carriers,

it's what's in them that's divine!

See, people do not need what you alone can give them.

What they need is what is in you,

what has been poured in you from heaven.

So don't be so concerned

about by your strength and your appearance.

It's not by might and not by power.

Only He, alone, can save them.

You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.4.5-7.NLT

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The next day there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. The wine supply ran out during the festivities, so Jesus’ mother told him, “They have no more wine.” “Dear woman, that’s not our problem,” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come.” But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to the master of ceremonies.” So the servants followed his instructions. When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over. “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!” This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory. And his disciples believed in him.

‭‭John‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.2.1-11.NLT

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