Let’s take Him at His Word
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. (1 John 5:14-15 NKJV)
We have that lesson about the healing of the nobleman’s son, when he heard that Jesus came out of Judea into Galilee. He went and besought Jesus that He would come down and heal his son, for his son was at the point of death. There was urgency in the case. His son was near death, and he said, “Sir, come down before my child dies!” It was a faith which dared to press the cause earnestly and humbly, and the Lord rewarded him. He said, “Go your way; your son lives.” (John 4:47-50)
And that nobleman just turned about and went his way. There wasn’t anything else that he could cling to except to believe Christ’s word. He couldn’t immediately see his son to mark whether his condition was bettered or not. There was no visible confirmation, and he just had to believe that his son was recovered simply because Jesus had said so and His word was true. Oh, that we could believe that Christ has fulfilled His promises when we claim them in His name, even before we can see any earthly circumstances to warrant the belief.
We have yet to learn how different faith is from sight. How we limit God by looking just out of our five different faculties. Let’s not limit God by asking to see this or that or that He send us some sign, some wonderful token. Let’s take Him at His Word. Believe His precious Word; it will never fail you. [1]
Beloved, it is not our long prayers but our believing God that gets the answer. – D.L. Moody
[1] Anchor Assurance of Things Hoped For
