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This is going to be a place where I process my Bible reading. |
| Welcome to my Bible reading journey. I find that I process information better when I write/respond to it. This blog is simply a place where I can write down my thoughts about God's word. If you are reading I hope you get something out of it. Feel free to comment your take on the verses. Enjoy! |
| Today's verses are John 4:43-54 Here Jesus is continuing His journey. He is actually passing back through where he performed His first miracle. The people here have heard what He did (some witnessed). There was a man here who had a sick son. He heard about Jesus and went to beg Him to come back to Capernaum (where is son was dying). Jesus made a comment: you won't believe until you see signs and wonders. The man continues to ask for His help, so Jesus told him to go home and that his son was healed. As the man headed home his servants met him to tell him that his son was healed. He asked for the specific time, and it was just when Jesus said it was. In today's verses I am really paying attention to what Jesus said. He mentioned the fact that without miracles people won't believe. Now remember He has already performed a miracle in this place. He turned water into wine. Now He is performing another healing a sick man's son why? I know I hate when I have to repeat myself (as an elementary school teacher it happens quite alot) or when I have to continue doing the same thing over and over. Yet that is exactly what Jesus is doing. Did he have to? NO! Why did He? Because He loves up and wants us to believe. I"m sure we have all seen relationships where a supposed friend only wants to have something to do with you because of what you can do for them: whether it is money, an experience, etc. I wonder is Jesus felt that way. That the people only accepted Him if He was performing miracles for them. I wonder if He feels that way today? Regardless, He never stops showing us His love and dedication. The other thing that Jesus said was to go your way your son is healed. He didn't say he will be healed, or that he is in the process of being healed. He said it and immediately it happened. How powerful is that! As the man travelled back home I wonder what he was expecting. Maybe He was expecting a slow healing process. Maybe He didn't really expect Jesus to be telling the truth. But Jesus healed the son with just words. |
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