Devotion for Fourth Monday in Lent 2012
March 19, 2012 by Lillie
So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, and all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee. ~ John 4:46–54
Lord, give me the simple faith to hear Your Word and trust in it completely. In the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Ghost, now and forever, world without end. Amen.
“The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.”
I never stop marveling at the level of this man’s faith, he believed and believing he left, satisfied that it was done – how many times have I hearing God speak to me personally failed to believe, or believed immediately then doubted – Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief – when will I be able to completely believe, no matter what?
Lynn,
I think most of us are “doubting Thomases” at some time or other. Perhaps we don’t deem ourselves worthy of all the Lord does for us.
We must not lose faith and continue to believe that God will always heal and provide for our needs.
Abe,
A book I’m reading said it very well. Even when we pray for physical healing and it doesn’t happen in this earthly life, we know that God heals all infirmities and make us whole when we go to Heaven.
We have all our doubts and sometimes our faith weakens if we cannot see any signs. No matter what, we have to remind ourselves always that believing is not always seeing. God has so many ways just to remind us not to have any doubts on our faith.
Absolutely, Jane.