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John 4:46-54
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 miraculous signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe."
49 The royal official said, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
50 Jesus replied, "You may go. 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, "The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour."
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 all his household believed.
54 This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee.
Jesus came back to Cana again. May be He wanted to "follow up" with the seeds he had sown before, by doing a miracle there. And of course the seed is ready to sprout. One of the officials travelled many miles to see Jesus, because his son was dying. We don't know if he a Jew or Gentile, what position he is in or about his previous acquaintance with Jesus. One thing we know is he was begging Jesus to come with him. The first response from Jesus was next to a rebuke. But this father had an unswerving faith in Jesus. He begged him to come to his dying son. And see the depth of his faith, when Jesus said, 'you may go', he went back to his dying son.
We don't know what is going through his mind, but his next response shows that, it is all about Jesus. When the servants came reporting about his son's wellness, he was excited to know the time. He was focused on Jesus.
Seventh hour means 7 o'clock in the evening. That means the man was travelling throughout the night and the next day morning he came to meet his servants. This man was truly confident in Jesus. He left his dying son, travelled many miles to come to Jesus, was willing to believe in the words of Jesus, was willing to travel back home late, actually in the night.
Jesus healed the Centurion's servant who was at a distance, so as the daughter of the Canaanite woman. Near or far, in sight or out of sight, Jew or Gentile, living or dead, Jesus is the Lord of all.
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