A Sick Boy Becomes Well

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Season 2: Only the Messiah Could...
Episode 2: “A Sick Boy Becomes Well”
Today’s Bible Bite: John 4:46-54

Video Story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z6fBRsPKRQ (Gumshoe Notebook)

“Then Jesus told him, ‘Go back home. Your son will live!’ And the man believed what Jesus said and started home...This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea” (John 4:50, 54).

After Jesus turned the water into wine, word started to get out. An official had a son who was very sick. In fact, he was so sick that if something wasn’t done for him, he would die. The official was desperate for his son, so went to Jesus. He pleaded with Jesus to come back to his home so that Jesus could heal the boy; but Jesus had another plan. He told the worried father to go home because his son was going to get better.

The official believed Jesus and started for home; the next day, as he got closer to his house, his servants came out with the wonderful news–your boy is better! The relieved father asked them when the boy’s fever had left and they told him. He realized that it was the exact time that Jesus had told him, “your son will live.” He and his whole family believed in Jesus after that!

Think about it...

• Think of a time you have been sick. What happened to help you get better?
  
• This father’s son was so sick, it looked as though he would die. Have you ever known someone who was that sick?
  
• The father was desperate for Jesus to come and heal his son. What did Jesus do?
  
• The father realized that his son had gotten better at the same time as Jesus had said that his son would live. Could this have just been a coincidence?
  
• The father was convinced that a miracle had happened and his whole family believed in Jesus. Do you believe in Jesus? If not, what might it take?
  
• God doesn’t always make all the sick people better, but He can. Sometimes God heals people by taking them to heaven. Is there someone you want to pray for today?

Prayer: Thank you, God, for making the sick boy better. Help me to believe in you just like the people in our story did. Thank you that you can do miracles like that today too. Help me to trust you to always do what is best.