The Water Became Wine
It has been 5 years since I wrote this word of encouragement. Most of what is here is the original prophetic word, with a few corrections, added scriptures, and insights. I never posted or published the word to my blog. A few days ago, Holy Spirit said to look for that word about the new wine.
In the summer of 2017, I was going about my day and I heard Holy Spirit say, the water became wine. I had recently returned from a prophetic conference and had been pondering so much of what the Holy Spirit had spoken by His prophets. I wasn’t expecting the Spirit to emphasize this phrase to me, “the water became wine”, so I was caught a little off guard. I simply pondered the phrase desiring to hear what Holy Spirit was saying. This is what I sensed from Holy Spirit.
Most people, even non-believers, are familiar with the first miracle of Jesus at the wedding in Cana. I believe that this miracle has prophetic insight into our current spiritual season. It can be read in its entirety in the gospel of John, the second chapter, but here is a small portion.
On the third day, a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother, said to Him, “They have no more wine.”
“Woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
John 2: 1-5 NIV
Jesus said to the servants, Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine.
John 2:7-9a NIV
This first miracle of Jesus starts out with a bit of contention between him and his mother. It almost sounds like Jesus is rebuking his mother, but he is simply stating the fact that he knew his appointed time. She was requesting for him to manifest who he was prior to that appointment. In obedience, he responded and from this miraculous demonstration, he revealed his glory to his disciples.
This first miracle of Jesus was one that defied physics. Jesus physically changed the molecular structure of water and turned the compound of hydrogen and oxygen into a wine that tasted better than the rest of the wine at the wedding. We can only speculate about how it happened. Did he bless the water? Did He imagine it as wine and watch it transform before the eyes of the disciples and his mother? We do not know. What we do know is that He had the power to transform matter (energy) within limited time and space. In the very first verses of the revelatory book of Hebrews, we discover the unique glory of the Son.
God, having spoken to the fathers long ago in [the voices and writings of] the prophets in many separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the truth], and in many ways, has in these days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus] whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum]. The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine], and the exact representation and perfect imprint of His [Father’s ]essence, and upholding and maintaining and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe]by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]. When He [Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins and established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority], having become as much superior to angels, since He has inherited a more excellent and glorious name than they [that is, Son-the name above all names].
Hebrews 1:1-4 NIV
Selah. It is in Him that we live and move and have our very being.
Jesus, as the anointed Son, had the authority and creative power to change the water into wine. He holds all things together by the word of His power, all things in the physical and spiritual universe, including water and wine. Interestingly, the human body is approximately 80% water. Jesus has the authority and creative ability to transform believers into images into his image and likeness, just like he transformed the water. By His Spirit, Holy Spirit, in us He is transforming his church and remnant into vessels of a new wineskin capable of carrying the glory of His person.
The water of the Spirit in our lives can be transformed in a moment to the wine of the Spirit that is able to intoxicate all those who come in contact with His work in our lives. The water of the Spirit in us, transforming us and preparing us to be a wineskin able to receive the new wine. The Body of Christ has been calling forth the next move that will usher in the prophesied billion-fold harvest. Along with many others, I believe the time is upon us. I believe that the next move of the Spirit of God will manifest as not just the water of the Spirit but the wine of the Spirit. It will take the intoxicating love of the Bridegroom to transform the lives of those that have been so utterly encompassed by darkness. The Spirit of God in us must become an intoxicating influence in the lives of everyone with whom we come in contact. Our rivers of living water must become wine taken from His House. The Song of Songs tells us about the wine of His House.
Suddenly, he transported me into his house of wine-he looked upon me with his unrelenting love divine.
Song of Songs 2:4 The Passion Translation
He has brought me to the house of wine; his banner raise over me is love.
CEB Translation
He brought me int the cellar of wine, he set in order charity in me.
DRA (Douy-Rheims 1899 American)
It will be those that have been in the intimate chambers of the Beloved that will be able to testify of His intoxicating love. They will be the ones who will have this demonstrative flow of the fullness of who He is. The Presence of Christ, the fragrance of His Person, must be so evident upon us that others know beyond a shadow of a doubt that our Christ is alive and dwelling in the midst of His Bride.
This is how it happened in Acts:
“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts 2:1-4 NKJV)
“So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, Whatever could this mean? Others mocking said, THEY ARE FULL OF NEW WINE. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, Men of Judea and all those who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words, For these are not drunk as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day, but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
“And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams and on My menservants and My maidservants I will pour out of My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. And it shall come to pass that WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED.” (Acts 2:12-21 NKJV)
A Prophetic Word:
I am releasing the WINE of My Spirit. I am taking your rivers of living water and transforming it at the molecular level to cause the river of My Spirit to overflow and birth the intoxicating love of My Son, the Bridegroom. Many have tasted of this season-long before the appointed time. Many come into the intimate chambers of My House to drink with me and to bask in the Presence of My LOVE. Yet now I am releasing the wine of MY Presence to those who will receive the invitation into the secret chamber of love-the deep calling to deep. This is a feast of love that will change you from the inside out. My feast of love in My Holy Chamber will cause my love to flow through you and intoxicate those around you. This intoxicating love is found in Me and I invite whosoever will to come-come and drink-drink and be filled. Then go bursting forth. Freely you have received, freely give. Intoxicating love flow.
