Scripture

Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen what he did there.

Observation

Jesus moves on to Galilee where He is welcomed because of the things He had done in Jerusalem, where the Galileans had been for the Passover celebration.

A government official comes to Jesus and pleads with Him to heal his son who is near death. Jesus tells him his son will live, and at the exact time Jesus says this, the son gets better.

Application

There are two types of people who crop up repeatedly in the gospel- those who see Jesus and believe, and those who demand some sort of sign before they will believe.

The question I have to ask myself is this: Do I believe Jesus for who He is or do I demand some kind of sign or answers to prayer to validate my faith? In other words, is my faith about Jesus or about what He can do for me?

True followers of Jesus believe in Him, regardless of prayers that are answered to our preferences. The truth is that God is not our servant to direct our lives the way most comfortable or pleasant to us.

I pray and some people are healed. I pray and others are not. My faith in Jesus does not depend on whether people are healed.

God is God, and He is in control.

When people are healed, or miracles occur, that is grace. When people are not healed, or the miracle does not happen, that is sad, but it is for God to sort out not me.

My faith does not rest on a “sign” but on God’s faithfulness.

Prayer

Lord you call us to trust in you alone. Help me to entrust my own future and those of my family and friends to you. Amen.