John 4:46-53
There is some interesting wording in this passage. We don’t have the luxury of knowing all the details of the story; we only have what is written. For some reason, Jesus makes the statement, “Will you never believe in Me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?” I am not sure what this government official was saying that precipitated this response, or what others may have been saying, but it almost seems as if Jesus was responding to something spoken in that moment.
The government official’s son is dying, and he begs Jesus to come and heal him. Capernaum is a full day’s walk away. In this case, however, Jesus tells the man to return home, for his son will live.
This is where faith steps in. Scripture tells us that the man believed Jesus. How do we know this? We see his faith in action as he leaves to go back home without Jesus. He took Jesus at His word, and his faith was rewarded the next day when some of his servants met him on the road to tell him that his boy was well.
The official then asks when his son began to recover, and he realizes it was at the exact moment Jesus spoke the words that his son would live. What was the result? He and his entire household believed in Jesus.
Miracles make believers out of people. When we are confronted with a miracle, it is evidence of a power greater than ourselves—one we must reckon with. As we continue to study Jesus’ ministry, we will see that miracles followed Him everywhere He went. They validated His message and confirmed His authority.
We are about to encounter some remarkable moments in the Scriptures as we delve into the many miracles Jesus performed. Keep in mind that only a portion of the things Jesus did are actually recorded, as in the words of the Apostle John:
“Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.”
John 21:25 NLT
As we read these accounts, may we believe just as the government official did, even though Jesus did not go with him. Jesus’ word was sufficient for him in his circumstance and is sufficient for us in ours.
The government official’s son is dying, and he begs Jesus to come and heal him. Capernaum is a full day’s walk away. In this case, however, Jesus tells the man to return home, for his son will live.
This is where faith steps in. Scripture tells us that the man believed Jesus. How do we know this? We see his faith in action as he leaves to go back home without Jesus. He took Jesus at His word, and his faith was rewarded the next day when some of his servants met him on the road to tell him that his boy was well.
The official then asks when his son began to recover, and he realizes it was at the exact moment Jesus spoke the words that his son would live. What was the result? He and his entire household believed in Jesus.
Miracles make believers out of people. When we are confronted with a miracle, it is evidence of a power greater than ourselves—one we must reckon with. As we continue to study Jesus’ ministry, we will see that miracles followed Him everywhere He went. They validated His message and confirmed His authority.
We are about to encounter some remarkable moments in the Scriptures as we delve into the many miracles Jesus performed. Keep in mind that only a portion of the things Jesus did are actually recorded, as in the words of the Apostle John:
“Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.”
John 21:25 NLT
As we read these accounts, may we believe just as the government official did, even though Jesus did not go with him. Jesus’ word was sufficient for him in his circumstance and is sufficient for us in ours.
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