Is the word of Jesus enough for you?
The woman at the well and the other people of Samaria received Jesus with enthusiasm – accepting him as Messiah and Saviour of the world. In contrast when Jesus arrived in Galilee among his own people – they were only interested in seeing him perform miracles.
But a royal official whose son was near to death heard that Jesus had arrived. So he made the difficult journey from Capernaum to ask Jesus to come and heal his son.
Jesus tested the man’s faith by suggesting that he just wanted to see a miracle. Undeterred the man repeated his request that Jesus come and heal his son.
Jesus – with words which showed his supreme authority – released the man with the words “You may go” and “Your son will live”.
The man took Jesus at his word and returned home. On the way, the man’s servants met him to tell him that his son had recovered. When they compared notes – they found that the boy had recovered at the precise time that Jesus had spoken and that the healing had been immediate. So the man’s faith was confirmed.
But Jesus gave him much more than he asked for. When the rest of the family heard how the powerful words of Jesus had brought healing to the boy they also believed. The anguish they had all experienced had been used to bring about their eternal good.
The apostle John wrote this gospel so that we might all believe that Jesus is the Christ – the Son of God and that by believing – we might have eternal life through him.
Will you take Jesus at His word?
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