When the Impossible Requires a Miracle

In John 4, we meet a desperate nobleman whose son was deathly ill. Having exhausted every human option, he came to Jesus pleading for him to intervene before it was too late. This account provides a powerful model for how to respond when life's crises thrust us into situations that can only be remedied by the miracle-working power of God.

Some in the crowd that day merely hoped to witness an astounding feat, viewing Jesus as little more than a sideshow spectacle. But for the anguished father, cautious intellectual curiosity was not enough. His hopeless plight forced him to cast himself in raw desperation at Christ's feet, crying "Lord, I need a miracle!"

Jesus' initial response exposed the condition of the onlookers' faulty faith: "Unless you see signs and wonders...you will never believe." ...