BROADCASTS.com

Welcome to Day 2142 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom The Gospel of John \u2013 10 \u2013 Jesus Heals At A Distance \u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 03/27/2022 The Gospel of John \u2013 Part 2 Presentation Of The Word \u2013 Jesus Heals At A Distance Today we continue our Good News series according to John the Apostle. Jesus shows us evidence that his healing is not based on physical contact, but the faith of the person asking must be in accordance with God\u2019s will. Today\u2019s passage continues last week\u2019s message, John 4:43-54, on Page 1653 in the Pew Bible. Follow along as I read. After the two days,\xa0he left for Galilee.\xa0(Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)\xa0When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him. They had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival,\xa0for they also had been there. Once more, he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine.\xa0And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.\xa0When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea,\xa0he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death. \u201cUnless you people see signs and wonders,\u201d\xa0Jesus told him,\xa0\u201cyou will never believe.\u201d The royal official said, \u201cSir, come down before my child dies.\u201d \u201cGo,\u201d\xa0Jesus replied,\xa0\u201cyour son will live.\u201d The man took Jesus at his word and departed.\xa0While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living.\xa0When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, \u201cYesterday, at one in the afternoon, the fever left him.\u201d Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him,\xa0\u201cYour son will live.\u201d\xa0So he and his whole household\xa0believed. This was the second sign\xa0Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee. Jesus was a \u201cfaith healer,\u201d but not what we think of today when you hear about faith healers on TV or ones that make a public spectacle of their healing.\xa0 Many of today\u2019s \u201cfaith healers\u201d also have a money-making component. In today\u2019s message, we will see that Jesus did not need to be physically present for healing.\xa0 I can\u2019t heal anyone, nor am I a \u201cconduit\u201d of God\u2019s healing power. Frankly, the supposed healings performed today by certain notable figures bear little resemblance to the \u201csigns\u201d offered by Jesus and His apostles. However, this is not to say I don\u2019t believe in supernatural healing. I do.\xa0 While I don\u2019t have a personal story of instantaneous miraculous healing, let me share a recently-read story.\xa0 Pastor and former president of Dallas Theological Seminary, Charles Swindoll, who I respect as a solid Bible teacher, shared this story in one of his books. \xa0 \u201cI am aware of and read about examples in which the healing power of God left doctors speechless.\xa0 On one occasion, a close friend developed a malignancy on the side of his tongue. By its diagnosis, it had spread to the lymph nodes and through a part of his upper torso. As a father of four with a full life and a promising career ahead, he needed to prepare a will, get his house in order, and begin turning his business over to associates. Several of his friends, including me, were not able to be with him right away, so we agreed to pray