Faith |
John
4:53 (NKJV) So
the father knew that it was at
the same hour
in |
John
4:53 is a Bible
verse in the New Testament where a nobleman
received a healing
miracle for his son that he had asked of Jesus
Christ.
At
this
point in the gospel, Jesus had only performed one miracle, where he
turned the
water into wine at Cana in Galilee. But He had also shown great zeal
for His
Father’s
house when He overturned the tables of the money
changes in
the Temple.
Word
spreads fast, and this nobleman knew about Jesus.
His son was very sick
and he traveled
to where Jesus was and asked Him to come and heal his son, for he was
near
death.
Surprisingly,
Jesus did not respond favorably to the nobleman’s request. He said to
him, “Unless
you people see
signs
and wonders, you will by no means believe.” (John 4:48)
He
rebuked
the people for their lack
of belief. Let’s take a look at a passage
which gives
some insight as to why Jesus said what He did.
Just
a
couple of chapters prior to this was when Jesus had made a huge scene
and overturned
the money
changers’ tables in the temple out of great zeal
for His
Father’s
house.
John
2:23-25
Now
when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many
believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. 24 But
Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, 25 and
had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in
man.
If
you look
up the Greek meaning of the word “commit,” you’ll see: have
faith in,
believe,
trust.
He
knew these
men might believe in Him one minute and the next minute they would
curse Him. Jesus
knew the fickle mind and heart of man. He knew the only One He could
put all
His trust and faith in was God, His
Father.
We
should follow
the same example. It is a difficult lesson to learn this
truth
personally. There
is no person on earth who can live up to the faithfulness of Jesus
Christ.
But
no
matter how unfaithful we are, praise God He is faithful
towards us. When
the
nobleman further sought Jesus’ help to heal his son, Jesus relented and
said to
him, “Go your way; your son lives.”
As
the
nobleman approached his home, his servants met him and told him his son
was
alive. And then John 4:53 says, “So the father knew that it was at
the same hour
in which Jesus said to him, ‘Your
son lives.’ And he himself
believed, and
his whole household.”
When
we are
desperate for a miracle, we are more likely to open the Bible
and
search the
scriptures.
When
we are
desperate for a change, we are more likely to believe
what Jesus says.
The
nobleman
was desperate. He sought Jesus, his only hope. Then he believed, and
not only
him but his entire household.
Just
as God
is a loving and wise Father of all His house, so we must also be loving
and
wise leaders in our homes for the benefit of our families, and to honor
God's Name.
1
Peter 2:9
says, “But you are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special
people,
that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out
of darkness
into
His marvelous light;”
Stand
strong in who
you are in Jesus Christ and what He has called
you to
do--to
proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness and into His
marvelous light.
He is the only One we can completely depend on—not a person, a group or even ourselves—but Jesus Christ alone. He is worthy. Study the Bible verse of John 4:53, and know Jesus Christ is dependable, trustworthy, faithful and true.
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