Jesus left Samaria to go back to Cana of Galilee, where a nobleman sought him out to beg him to heal his son because he was about to die.
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. John 4:48
Jesus was a bit rough on that man, yet, because he knew who he was, he didn’t even blink an eye when he spoke to him with a harsh tone.
Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. John 4:50
The man believed Jesus’s words and set out for home. The man’s servants met him along the way, telling him that his son lived. Like many of us, he was curious about when his fever broke and when he started getting better.
So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee. John 4:53-54
I don’t believe his inquiry was due to a lack of trust, but rather a way to prove that it was Jesus who had healed the boy, to seal his testimony. The entire family was saved because of this miracle.
As Jesus said, some people need signs and wonders to believe, yet here we are many years later believing in him without seeing his miracles. That is the power of the Holy Spirit living within us and helping us keep our faith.
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