Good Morning Friends,
“When this man heard that Jesus had arrived
in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son,
who was close to death. ‘Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders,’
Jesus told him, ‘you will never believe.’ The royal official said, ‘Sir, come
down before my child dies.’ Jesus replied, ‘You may go. Your son will live.’ The
man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his
servants met him with the news that his boy was living.” (John 4:47-51)
When the man asked Jesus to heal his son,
Jesus made a promise: “You may go. Your son will live.” Jesus did not go with
the man to where the sick boy lay, He simply pronounced the word. The man
believed Jesus. John says, “The man took Jesus at his word.”
That’s remarkable faith, especially since
Jesus had only done one miracle by this point in His ministry, the turning of
the water into wine at the wedding in Cana. At the conclusion of the account of
this miracle John records, “This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus
performed.” (John 4:54) There was something about Jesus that caused the man to
believe Him.
We have a great deal more reason to believe Jesus,
to take Him at His word. There are many miracles recorded for us to prove His
power and authority. His teaching is there for us to read so that we can see
His wisdom. The capstone is the resurrection, proof that He truly was, and is,
the Son of God. Add to these the things we’ve seen Him do in our own lives and
the lives of others around us. All of these are powerful reasons to believe, to
take Jesus at His word.
So, why don’t we? Why don’t we take Him at
His word?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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