In today’s Live Inspired message, we look at How The Wonderful Power Of Faith Works, in John 4:27-54.
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Today’s Reading Passage
John 4:27-54
27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?”
28 Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” 30 They came out of the town and made their way toward him.
31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”
34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. 36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more became believers.
42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
43 After the two days he left for Galilee. 44 (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) 45 When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, for they also had been there.
46 Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. 47 When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death.
48 “Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.”
49 The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
50 “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.”
The man took Jesus at his word and departed. 51 While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52 When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “Yesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.”
53 Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household believed.
54 This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.
The Power Of Faith
As Jesus finishes speaking with the Samaritan woman, His disciples return and are surprised to find Him talking with her. The woman, overwhelmed by her encounter with Jesus, leaves her water jar and runs into town, telling everyone about the man who “told me everything I ever did!” Her testimony stirs curiosity, and many Samaritans come to see Jesus for themselves. Because of her words and Jesus’ teaching, many believe, and Jesus stays in their town for two days, bringing salvation to people who were once considered outsiders.
Incredible Faith
Meanwhile, Jesus travels to Galilee, where He is welcomed but also met with skepticism. A royal official approaches Him, desperate for Jesus to heal his dying son in Capernaum. Instead of going with the man, Jesus simply tells him, “Go, your son will live.” The man believes Jesus at His word and departs. On the way home, he receives news that his son was healed at the exact moment Jesus had spoken. This miracle deepens his faith, and his entire household believes.
How The Wonderful Power Of Faith Works
These two encounters reveal the power of faith. The Samaritan woman’s faith grows as she realizes who Jesus is, and she eagerly shares her discovery with others. The royal official, despite his status and desperation, chooses to trust Jesus’ words without seeing proof first. In both cases, Jesus’ grace is extended to those who believe, proving that faith in Him leads to life and transformation.
Time To Reflect
- How did Jesus heal the official’s son, and what does this teach us about faith?
- What did Jesus mean by saying “the fields are ripe for harvest”?
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Today, if you have not received Salvation or you would like to rededicate your life back to Christ, say this prayer:
God, I know that I am a sinner. Right now, Lord, I turn from my sins, and I ask you to forgive me. Jesus, I believe that you died on the cross and rose from the grave, for me. I open my heart and life for You to come in, and I receive You as my Lord and Savior. Thank You, God for saving me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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