Long-Distance Healing

John 4: 43-53

After two days (in Samaria) He went forth from there into Galilee.

This is because the people of Sychar asked Him to stay, so He spent two days teaching them.

For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

Jesus grew up in Galilee, in the town of Nazareth. We'll see how things go when he reaches that town. 

So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the Feast; for they themselves also went to the Feast (of Passover). 

These people had gone to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, in obedience to the Law, and personally saw the miracles Jesus performed there. So they welcomed Him.

Therefore He came again unto Cana of Galilee where He had made water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. 
When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.

News got around of where Jesus was, word of mouth travelled far and wide. And the stories of His miracles were growing His popularity. Everyone with a need thought Jesus could fix it. 

This royal official knew Jesus could heal, but he thought Jesus would have to come all the way to Capernaum to do the miracle. 

So Jesus said to him, Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe. 
The royal official said to Him, Come down before my child dies. 
Jesus said to him, Go, your son lives. 
The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off.
As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living.
So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour (1:00 pm) the fever left him.
So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives; and he himself believed and his whole household. 

So because Jesus did this miracle, they believed, just as Jesus had said. 

This is the second time Jesus healed at a distance, from Cana to Capernaum. The other time was when He healed the Centurian's servant (Matthew 8:5-13). This is a most amazing thing. Not only can He touch the person, or the person touches His clothes; but when He simply says a word, and the sickness obeys and leaves the person at a distance. This is proof that Jesus has authority over all Creation, He's not just doing slight-of-hand tricks. 

Jesus understood Quantum Entanglement, because He made everything, from the atoms and molecules up into planets and people. He knows how everything works, and He is Lord (Boss) over it all. So it all obeys Him. 

O my Father, You have put all things into Jesus' hand. You, God: Father and Son and Spirit; thought up, designed, planned out, created, and made everything that exists. And Your Son agreed to be Lord over the Earth, to have the responsibility for Mankind. So He has been the Lord of the First Covenant, as well as the New Covenant. 

He appeared to Moses to give him the Law, so that Mankind would recognize Him as doing all the Law and the Prophets, fulfilling what they wrote so long ago. Now, because He has fulfilled the requirements for our complete cleansing, He has made us fit to live with You where You are, in Heaven. 

And because He was willing to pour Himself out as the Sacrifice, You have put all Creation into His possession, to be Lord over all (Philippians 2:6-11). 

So now every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord over all, and has authority over all. He is our Lord God Almighty, our Brother in the New Birth, our Bridegroom as His church the bride, as our King over all other kings and Lord over every other lord. 

All praise and honor and glory and riches and blessing are to You Alone, forever and ever. 

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!