John 4:43-54 A Progression In Faith

Jesus returned to Cana where He’d turned the water into wine at the wedding feast.  Only this time, He was approached by an officer of the king, who had traveled the twenty miles from Capernaum to find Jesus and beg Him to heal his dying son.  According to my commentary, the text indicates that he kept imploring Jesus to travel with him to Capernaum, because his son was on death’s door.  Seeing his faith, Jesus simply told him, “Go.  Your son will live.”

My commentary trace an interesting progression in the man’s faith:

“He began with crisis faith.  He was about to lose his son and he had no other recourse but the Lord Jesus Christ … The nobleman’s crisis faith became confident faith:  he believed the Word and had peace in his heart.  He was even able to delay [overnight]  his trip home, knowing that the boy was out of danger.  His confident faith became confirmed faith.  Indeed, the boy had been completely healed!  And the healing took place at the very time when Jesus spoke the Word.  It was this fact that made a believer out of the nobleman and his household.  He believed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God, and he shared this faith with his family.  He had contagious faith and shared his experience with others.”

Father, I thank You for making these same changes to my faith over the years.  I’ve come to know that I can always trust You to do Your very best for me.  You’ve confirmed my faith so many times, and I pray that my faith is now contagious, so that others will see You through me.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford