“The man took Jesus at his word and departed.” – John 4:43-52
When the royal official from Capernaum asked Jesus to heal his dying son, Jesus assured him that his son would live. His response was to take Jesus’ word for it and go home. Before he even returned home, he heard word that his son was still living – in fact, he was doing better!
I’ve always been enamored with that phrase, taking someone “at their word.” It implies that we find the person whose word we’re taking to be an honest person, someone we can trust. Why then, do we not always take Jesus at his word? Why is it so hard to do so?
Why do we need scientific evidence to verify Jesus word?
Why do we take Jesus beyond his word, transforming him into a Savior that is little more than a reflection of ourselves?
Why do we twist and distort the word which we are to take as is, in order to support our preconceived notions?
How can we be like the royal official today? How can we simply take Jesus “at his word”?
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