We Can Depend on His Word

We Can Depend on His Word

John 4:46-54 So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was lying ill in Capernaum. 47 Having heard that Jesus had come back from Judea into Galilee, he went away to meet Him and began to beg Him to come down and cure his son, for he was lying at the point of death. 48 Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see signs and miracles happen, you [people] never will believe (trust, have faith) at all. 49 The king’s officer pleaded with Him, Sir, do come down at once before my little child is dead! 50 Jesus answered him, Go in peace; your son will live! And the man put his trust in what Jesus said and started home. 51 But even as he was on the road going down, his servants met him and reported, saying, Your son lives! 52 So he asked them at what time he had begun to get better. They said, Yesterday during the seventh hour (about one o’clock in the afternoon) the fever left him. 53 Then the father knew that it was at that very hour when Jesus had said to him, Your son will live. And he and his entire household believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Jesus). 54 This is the second sign (wonderwork, miracle) that Jesus performed after He had come out of Judea into Galilee. (Amplified Bible)

If you are reading through the Bible with us (passage listed every day) this is today’s passage from the gospel of John.

Four years ago on this day, my wife and daughter were sitting in CCU at Boston Children’s Hospital with a granddaughter, Lindsay. Lindsay was scheduled on May 16^th to have open heart surgery to receive a Berlin Heart (artificial) in order to live.

Jan and Laura were both reading their Bible and God directed them independently to the same passage of Scripture which is our reading for today. Both of them were blessed in their spirit because Lindsay’s surgery was scheduled for 1:00 PM the next day.

They circled that promise in their Bibles and in their hearts. What would God do? Could they depend and count on His Word? Would He be faithful to His promises?

Some of you already know the story – but I will share the outcome tomorrow. I can tell you this – YOU CAN DEPEND ON HIS WORD! – Bill Welte is President & CEO of America’s KESWICK

Team YOU: 2 Kings 22-23; Proverbs 15; John 4:31-54

Motivations: The Cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough for its sparks to fall on us. John Scott 

Practice to Remember: Level 1:Ephesians 6:13 ; Level 2: Ephesians 6:14-21

Powered Up:  Our Lord in His teaching always made prayer, not preparation for work, but THE work. Oswald Chambers