Episode 389 - Show Notes:
- As Christ followers we are believers. It was faith in Jesus that led to our salvation, forgiveness of sins, and relationship with God. In fact, the Bible says in Hebrews 11:6 - “Without faith it impossible to please God.” Faith is essential to all we do. But if we are honest, sometimes it’s hard to believe.
- Imagine this father’s desperation. His son is dying. No doubt he has done everything he could possibly do for his son. He has spent everything he had on doctors to no avail. But now he hears about Jesus. He meets Jesus and the Bible says, “he begs.” This is what any of us would do.
- I don’t know if this has been your experience or not, but I tend to have a lot of faith when I am praying for others. I can believe God for your healing. I can trust God for the salvation of your family member. But when it’s personal, when the need is in my own family, when I feel desperate, it’s in those times that it’s much harder to believe.
- This story reminds us that faith often starts in a crisis! When things are good, it’s easy to forget God, but when life begins to crumble around us, we suddenly start looking to heaven for help.
- Once we bring our problems to him, we must then go our way and trust him to do what he knows is best. This is true faith.
- You may be experiencing a situation that has left you struggling with your faith. Be encouraged to know that, like this father, you can come to Jesus. He welcomes you. All it takes is one word from God and your situation can change. Be willing to take Jesus at his word and believe that it will come to pass.
John 4. Verse 47 says, “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.”
In verse 50, Jesus’ instructions are very simple… “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”
Verses 51-53 - “While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.” Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household believed.”
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