Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I can trust God to lead me.
Faith Verse
Psalm 34:19 (NLT)
The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Question of the Day: How should we respond when God tells us something?
Read about It
Read: John 4:43–50
This government official in our Bible reading had probably heard about Jesus’ power to work in impossible situations. The man was so worried that his son would die that he had traveled to a nearby town to ask Jesus to come. He believed that Jesus could heal his son. After the man begged Jesus to come home with him and heal his son, Jesus told him to go home because his son would live! When Jesus spoke to him about his son, everything changed. The official didn’t question Jesus or hesitate. Verse 50 says, “The man believed what Jesus said and started home.”
We know that Jesus has power to do the impossible. That means, even in our hardest problems, He has all power. God wants us to have the kind of faith this man did. When God says something, we believe Him, and we do what He says. We don’t have to question Him or wait to obey. We can trust what God tells us and trust in His power.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What did the government official ask Jesus to do? Answer 1. He begged Jesus to come to his home and heal his son. (John 4:47)
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| Question 2. What did Jesus say to the man about his son?
Answer 2. Jesus said that the man’s son would live. (John 4:50)
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| Question 3. What did the man do after Jesus told him this?
Answer 3. The man believed what Jesus said and left for home. (John 4:50)
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| Question 4. Why do you think it’s sometimes hard for us to obey the directions God gives us?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. How should we respond when God tells us something?
Answer 5. We should respond in faith and obey like the government official did. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You that You have power over every situation. Help me trust Your words to me and walk confidently in what You tell me to do. Amen.