Contributed by Rebecca Anderson

I love this bible story of faith from John 4: 46-53:

“So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”  The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”  Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.   And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!”  Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”  So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.”

In this story, the man listened to the words that Jesus spoke, believed what Jesus said, and went his way.  What an amazing story of faith!

Would I have stood there, confronting Jesus and saying, “No, you don’t understand – you must come with me to heal my son, and I’m not leaving here without you”?  The story says that the son was healed at the same time Jesus talked to the man.  Would I have gotten in the way of the miracle by questioning the source, the means or the method Jesus used to heal the son?

Lord, please help me to listen to you and obey immediately!  As I draw closer to You, and know You better – help me to put aside my confrontational manner – and quietly say “Thank You Lord” instead of questioning Your ways.  You are God and can use anything and anyone to do Your will and work.  Lord help me to be obedient!  Amen.