Devotion – John 4:46-54 (NLT)
Faith is a gift that grows as we use it. How do we recognize if we are walking in faith? We say we believe, but our actions of anxiety do not portray the faith we say we have. (Phil. 4:6 – “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.” Do we believe God enough (the faith of a mustard seed) to “prepare our field for rain” or to “move the mountain?” (Matt. 17:20 – “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard see, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”)
This devotion speaks about the father who believed Jesus for his son’s healing. Before he even made it home, his son was healed because of his trust in the words that Jesus spoke to him. Verse 50 says “Then Jesus told him, ‘Go back home. Your son will live.” How much do we believe Jesus for our children’s healing? I believe that because there is so much emotional disorder in our society today, our children are suffering in such a major way. Do we really believe Jesus for their healing?
As I walk through my own journey of emotional disorder in my family, I must say there are days I am challenged. But as I write today, I am challenged to stand on the Word of God; to practice this faith I have in reality. As this father did, trust in the Words of Jesus. We mature or grow in this walk of faith as we practice it, trusting and praising.
Praises are evidence of trust. Why? Because praise reveals confidence, hope, believing that God is not only willing but able to meet our every need. He is worthy to be praised!
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible New Living Translation, copyright 1965, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189.
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