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Wednesday... What if we did what this man did?


John 4:50b (NLT), "And the man believed what Jesus said and started home."

Wednesday... What if we did what this man did?

There was this government official from Capernaum who had a son who was very sick and he heard that Jesus had come to Galilee from Judea so he went and begged Jesus to come over to Capernaum to heal his son. The Amplified Bible says, that he was at the point of death. This man was desperate.

The Sea of Galilee

Now too many times we have certain specific thoughts in our mind of how Jesus is going to speak to us and take care of what we need him to do. Yes it seemed to be a good idea for Jesus to come to his home and heal him, But that wasn't what Jesus said.

Verse 48 (MSG) says that "Jesus put him off: 'Unless you people are dazzled by a miracle, you refuse to believe.'"

Is that possible with us? That maybe we too need to be dazzled in order to believe. But this man wasn't put off by Jesus. He wanted his son to be healed. He was desperate and he pleaded with Jesus. Verse 49 (NLT) says, "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies." Verse 50, "Then Jesus told him, 'Go back home. Your son will live.' And he believed what Jesus said and started home." The NIRV says, "The man believed, and so he left."

What if we did what this man did? When we read the Bible do we believe what it says or do we want to be dazzled and then we will believe. "Then Jesus told him, 'Go back home. Your son will live.' And the man believed what Jesus said and he started home." He didn't argue with Jesus he just did what he said. He started home.

There is so much that would happen in our lives if we just believed what the Bible says. So many times we want to be dazzled with this voice from God. But God has given us His Word and we must read it and do what it says. "And the man believed what Jesus said and started home." That is the phrase that caught my attention today. Yes, we must spend time reading and then doing what God says to us through the Bible and His Spirit.

By the way, verses 51-54 says, "While the man was on his way, some of the servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. He asked them when the boy had begun to get better, and they replied, 'Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!' Then the father realized that was the very time Jesus had told him, 'Your son will live.' And he and his entire household believed in Jesus."

What would happen in our lives if we too believed "what Jesus said and started home."? Or whatever he says for us to do. Yes, it is so important for us to hear, read what God says and do it. Let's spend time in God Word. He wants to speak to us and for us to then do what he says. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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