John 4:43-54 | What's the connection?
Considering the location of this particular miracle, it should draw us back to a certain point, specifically the wedding at Cana in John 2. Seeing as how John highlighted the location in both this account and the wedding account, it seems to highlight an importance of the type of miracle that is being performed. But what does a healing and turning water into wine have in common? Well, we should look into the specific accounts and see what similarities there are.
First, when it came to the wedding in Cana, Jesus' mother insisted upon Jesus' help and refused to take no as an answer. In the healing account, the nobleman responded in a similar fashion. In each of these accounts, Jesus does not leave content with a signs-based faith. Rather, he challenges and calls them to a higher level of faith. The rebukes he offers makes this clear. Indeed, Jesus is capable, but will He only be believed in if He performs for the populous? This seems to be the question.
As we look back and see the accounts with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman, they both also insisted upon signs. The contrast is that the nobleman, like Mary, trusted in Jesus without having seen the sign yet. They believed and walked in that higher level of faith.
What connections do you see?
First, when it came to the wedding in Cana, Jesus' mother insisted upon Jesus' help and refused to take no as an answer. In the healing account, the nobleman responded in a similar fashion. In each of these accounts, Jesus does not leave content with a signs-based faith. Rather, he challenges and calls them to a higher level of faith. The rebukes he offers makes this clear. Indeed, Jesus is capable, but will He only be believed in if He performs for the populous? This seems to be the question.
As we look back and see the accounts with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman, they both also insisted upon signs. The contrast is that the nobleman, like Mary, trusted in Jesus without having seen the sign yet. They believed and walked in that higher level of faith.
What connections do you see?
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