“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.” - John 4:48-50 (ESV)
This verse at first might seem to not have a promise for us. However, it does and it is an important promise for all. Jesus is speaking to a government official; his son was ill to the point of death and he was desperate for help from Jesus. Jesus takes the occasion to point out how often a sign or evidence is demanded before someone will believe. This father thought Jesus had to attend his son to effect healing. But Jesus acts otherwise to heal the boy. God’s gifts do not necessarily come with signs as evidence. Belief in God and in His word is based on faith alone. After Pentecost, when Peter and John exercise faith and bring healing to a lame man in the Name of Jesus, it was a sign God gave to authenticate Peter’s claim that the they were speaking with the authority of Jesus Christ. No one demanded the healing as a sign for evidence. It was given to manifest the power of Jesus behind the miracle. The ones who demand ‘proof’ and without seeing evidence will not believe, they do not trust by faith alone in the promises God has given us.
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