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v.39
Romans10:14
IfpeoplearetocometoJesus,awitnesswiththepowerofagenuinepersonalexperienceisneeded
ItwastheSamaritanwomanwhointroducedJesustoherfellowmen
Herwordswerepowerfulbecausetheyemergedfromherlivingexperience
HerchangewassoprofoundthattheSamaritanssoughttheLordshespokeabout
v.4041
OncetheSamaritanswereintroducedtoJesus,theysoughtHimforthemselves
TheydesiredtospendtimewithHimtolearnaboutHisword
John1:39similarsituationwherethe2disciples(AndrewandJohn)acceptedJesus invitationandspenttime
withHim.TheywerentsatisfiedwithlearningfromothersaboutJesusandwantedtoknowJesusdirectlyand
havearelationshipwithHim
TheSamaritans becamegroundednoonsomeoneelsesexperienceorpreachingbutontheirpersonal
relationshipwithJesus
Theirfaithwasnosecondhandsalvation
v.42
AlthoughtruesalvationwasofferedfirsttotheJews,accordingtoJohn srecords,thefirstlargegroupto
receiveitandopenlyconfessJesusastheSaviourwerenotJews
TheJewswhoshouldvebeenthefirst wereimpassivebutthelast pressedforward
TraceJesus movements:HewasinJerusalem(John2:23)thenwenttoJudea(John3:22)andthenSamaria
(John4:4)
TheSamaritansdidntdeclareJesusastheSaviouroftheJewsandSamaritans,buttheSaviouroftheworld
whichwasamissionaryvision
ParalleltoActs1:8Jesussetanexample
TheSamaritanwomanwasafruitfulbeliever
v.4345
JesuswasawareoftheincreasinghostilityofthereligiousleadersinHisowncountry,Judea
HewasnotidentifiedwithJudearegardlessofHimbeingborninBethlehem
JesuswasregardedastheProphetfromGalilee (Matt.21:11)becauseHelivedmuchinthatplace
(Nazareth)whichisinlinewithMatt.2:23
v.4647
PerhapsJesuswentbacktoCanatocultivatetheseedHeplantedwhenHeattendedtheweddingfeast
Johnpresentedtheofficialanonymously.WedontknowifhesaGentileoraJew.Itspossiblethathewasa
memberofHerodscourt

TheofficialcamefromCapernaum,20milesawayfromCana
Regardlessofhisidentity,hedesperatelyneededJesus help
HebeggedJesustocomewithhimandhealtheboywhowasneardeath

 TheofficialsarrivalatCanalikelymadeasceneandhemayhaveexpectedspecialtreatmentfromJesus
alongwithaconvincingsign
v.4850a
JesusdidntintendtogotoCapernaum

You ispluralandisreferringtotheunbelievingGalileansandleadingofficialsasrepresentedbytheofficial
Jesus responsewasnotarebukebutanexpressionofgriefforthespiritualconditionofthepeopleinGalilee

andJudea
Jesus responsewasalsoachallengetothehigherqualityoffaith;Heneededtoawakenconfidentfaithinthe
fathertohealhisson(samewithCanaanitemotherMatt.15:2228)
TheofficialwasawareofJesus concerndespitetheseeminglyharshwords,heknewitwasan
encouragementtotakethenextstep
TheofficialmovedforwardfromthedesiretoseesignsandwondersandinsteadputhisfaithinJesusashe
pleaded
Jesusansweredbycallinghimtothehighestpossiblefaith
TheofficialmustfirstbelieveJesus wordwithoutanoutwardproof
Theofficialmadetwomistakesinhisthinking:thatJesushadtogotoCapernaumtosavetheboyandthatif
theboydiedmeanwhileitdbetoolate
ButJesuschallengedhimasHeansweredtheofficial srequestinawaytheofficialdoesntexpectandto
cooperateinobedientfaith

v.50b
TheofficialtookJesusatHiswordanddeparted.
Faithinvolvesaction;ifhejuststoodthereandkeptaskingJesustocomewithhiminsteadofactinguponthe
promise,therewouldbenofaith
Tobelieveistoact
Hedidnotprayforhisrequestanymorebutreturnedhome,waitingtoseehissonthatheknewwasbetter
v.5152
Theservants reportconfirmedtheofficialsfaith
Romans10:11GodpromisedthatthosewhofulfilltheconditionslaiddownbyHiswordandclaimHis
promisesbytrustinginHimshallnotbeputtoshame
MiraclesthatGodcanonlyperformcomesafter,notbeforefaith
v.5354
Theofficialmayhaveexpectedgradualhealingforhisboybuttheservantsreportedinstantrecoverywhich
wasatthesametimeJesussaidthattheboywouldbehealed
Theofficialbeganwithcrisisfaith(hewasabouttolosehissonandwhenmanypeoplecometoJesuswith
theircrisesHedidnotturnthemaway)thenbecameconfidentfaith(hebelievedthewordofJesusandhad
peaceinhisheart)andlastlybecameconfirmedfaith(theboyhadbeencompletelyhealed)
TheofficialbelievedJesusastheMessiah
Hisfaithhadreproductivepowerandwascontagious,heandhishouseholdbelieved

 ThiswasnotthesecondmiracleJesusperformedoverallasthatwouldcontradictJohn2:23and3:2butitwas
thesecondmiracleHeperformedinGalilee
BoththemiraclesinGalilee(Jesusturningwatertowineandhealingoftheofficial sson)wereprivate
Jesus firstmiracleshowedHispowerovertime(madewineinstantly)andthesecondshowedpowerover
space(notlimitedbecauseofthedistancebetweenCanaandCapernaum)
Jesus miracleswereinstantaneousreflectionstoGodscontinuouswork(John5:17)