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Curious Redemption

John 4:47 & 48
"47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought Him that He would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe."

We worshipped in church this past Sunday as CHILDREN OF THE HEAVENLY FATHER. We study the Gospel of John where it recorded the events when Jesus was walking the dusty streets and healing the desperately ill! He has returned to the place where He performed His first public miracle; turning water into wine. 

A nobleman from Capernaum has traveled twenty miles or more pursuing Jesus. Hoping to find Him and get Him to heal his son. The tragedy of his son's illness has caused him to act in FAITH. This is the beginning of his FAITH JOURNEY.

Today's verses; "When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and BESOUGHT Him that He would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death." Besought means to beg for urgently or anxiously. This father wants his son healed!  

"Then said Jesus unto him, EXCEPT ye see signs and wonders, ye WILL NOT BELIEVE." This sounds harsh. We do not know who the nobleman was, he might have been someone who should not be trusted. From what we do know it looks like he has chased down Jesus ONLY to heal his dying son. Does this nobleman want to trust in Jesus for his own redemption??? Or, is he like many of the other Jewish people in the audience out of curiosity and/or wanting to be healed and feed. Maybe not there to see the Son of God, learn His heavenly TRUTH and be SAVED by Him.
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