A royal official traveled 15-20 miles to ask Jesus to heal his son who was about to die. Jesus looks at the man and says, "Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders you will never believe."
The man does not flinch. He looks at Jesus and says, "Sir, come down before my son dies."
Jesus must have seen something different about this man. He was not just wanting to see a miraculous sign, he was desperately seeking a way for his son to live. He must have heard about Jesus. He had a sure confidence that Jesus could heal his son. Jesus must of seen the faith this Gentile had in the Jewish carpenter from Galilee because Jesus said, "You may go, your son will live."
John recorded this reaction by the man: "He took Jesus at his word and departed." He did not say, "Are you sure?" He could have stayed and insisted that Jesus would come back to Capernaum with him to make sure his son would be alright, but he didn't. He took Jesus at his word and left for the long journey back home.
If only we could have the same faith as the royal official. How many times do we try to live on our own independent from Jesus? How many times do we look at how Jesus teaches us to live only to think we have a better idea?
Here is the question we all need to ask ourselves, "Do we take Jesus at his word?"
The royal official is on his way home when a servant comes running up to him. As the servant approaches he knows there is some kind of news he is about to receive. In anticipation he waits for the news. He heard that his son is better and that he will live. I think he already knew what the news was going to be because he took Jesus at his word.
Taking Jesus at his word can be the difference between life and death.
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