SCRIPTURE: John (NIV) 4:49 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 enquired 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.
OBSERVATION: Driven by desperation, this royal official had left the side of his dying son to go find Jesus. He was on a mission to bring Jesus back to his home and heal his son. But all Jesus did was say, “You may go. Your son will live.”
Jesus’ words were sufficient for this desperate father. They were an acknowledgement that he had been heard. Jesus words quieted the anxious father. He did not get what he requested (for Jesus to come to his house) but He got what he wanted (healing for his son.)
APPLICATION: God is thinking far ahead of me. And in His wisdom, He often does not fulfill my request, but He often does something better. In my frustration or pain, I have blurted out a request that seemed exactly what I needed at that moment. But God, looking beyond the present, saw that it was not the best for me. So, He began sending an answer that was for my good and His glory!
Now, looking back, I can see God’s wisdom was displayed as He graciously answered my prayers.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, you are the storehouse of all wisdom. In your great love for me, and in your wisdom you are working in my life, not only for my future here on earth, but also for my eternity in heaven! Amen
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