Faith is to the Word of God as water is to a seed.

“He sent his word, and healed them…” (Ps 107:20) 

A man’s son lay ill with fever in Capernaum (Jn 4:46-53). Upon hearing that Jesus was returning to Cana of Galilee, he remembered the miracle of turning water into wine, a miracle in which Jesus performed in this very place before. “Surely this Jesus can heal my son,” he may have thought. 

With this faith in Jesus, the Word (Jn 1:1), he knew that if he could get Jesus to come, his son would be healed. This man put action to his faith (Js. 2:20) and traveled more than 20 miles to seek out Jesus, and ask, “…come down, and heal my son: for he is at the point of death.”

Surprisingly, Jesus answered him, “Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.”

I can see this man thinking, “not believe? I have traveled over 20 miles because I know you can heal my son!” This nobleman replied, “Sir, come down ere my child die. “

What was Jesus’ response to the man’s persistence, “Go thy way; thy son liveth.” The nobleman turned, knowing that his son is healed, and began his journey home.

On the way home, his servants met him and reported that his son lives. Not surprised, he asked what time did this occur. After realizing his son was healed at the same time Jesus said, the man’s faith increased, and his whole household believed.

All that Jesus did and said while in the world was out of obedience to His Father, who laid the example for Him. (Jn 5:30, Jn 14:24, Jn 15:15) Many times in the Word Jesus said that it is faith that “made whole”, or “healed”, the people.

It does not take much faith. Jesus tells us in Lk 17:6, “If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.” A mustard seed is a very small seed. Just like the nobleman, take the Word that you know is true, and believe, expecting it as the reality (this is your watering of the seed) in any and every situation you encounter, despite what you may see, feel, touch, hear around you (2 Cor 5:7).