Whatever He Says

"Whatever He says to you, do it." John 2:5

Jesus' mom was a smart woman. Smart enough to look at a problem and know the solution. Smart enough to know that as long as Jesus was in the room no situation was hopeless. Smart enough to know she could count on Him.
She told the servants at a wedding feast, "Whatever He says to you, do it." And we know the end. Water turned to wine. A family was saved from embarrassment. And a group of servants had a front row seat to a miracle.
All because Jesus' mom knew she could count on Him.

Sometimes, when we face problems, I think we get it half-right. Like Mary, we take the problem to Jesus. We pray. We tell Him about it. But too often, we fail to follow through with "Whatever He says to you, do it."
I think that "Whatever He says to you, do it" may be the key many are missing. The key that can unlock the abundant life Jesus promised. How often do we miss out on the blessings God wants to shower upon us simply because we don't do whatever He says to us.

Can you imagine if Noah hadn't done what God told him to do? The conversation may have gone something like this:

God: Noah, it's going to rain. There's a flood coming. I want you to build an ark.

Noah: That's okay, Lord. I've got a better idea. Could you just give me an umbrella?