Jesus told the father that except he, the father, sees acim signs and wonders he the father, would not believe. It is hard for controlling people to believe they receive something before they see it. They need cold hard facts and surefire never fail signs given first. They want this because anything else would place them in a position where they are not in control.

So the nobleman starts panicking. He says to Jesus, “Come down ere my child die.” As controlling as the father is he is even more desperate to save his son. This is a very important point. The moment he put someone else ahead of himself he humbled himself and got a miracle from Jesus. The most important person in the world to a controlling person is themselves. For them to humble themselves they have to put others before themselves. This means they have to love others and stop being selfish and self-centered. If you need a miracle then you need to operate in faith that works by love. No love no miracle. You might have mountain moving faith, but it will not do you any good if it does not operate by sincere love.

Jesus told the father to go his way because his son lives. There was no proof of a miracle. All there was to go on was the word of Jesus. But here is another very important point. The man believed the word that Jesus spoke and went his way toward home. No more control freak personality. The man had a dire situation and had to make a change in himself in order to receive a miracle. He had to stop being controlling and walk in love as well as operate in faith by believing the word of Jesus.

Stop trusting in yourself and start trusting in Jesus. He does not lie and he loves you and will use his power on your behalf because he loves you. You need to forgive those who have wronged you and trust in God for your salvation and your miracle. As the man was on his way home his servants met him and told him that his son lives. That is great news. That is the first proof that a miracle had happened. Until then the man was just going on the word of Jesus. He believed he had a miracle based solely on the word of Jesus before he had any proof that he actually had a miracle.

The man naturally inquired when his child started to amend and was told the exact time. Then the father realized that it was the same time that Jesus told him his child would live.

Do you need a happy ending to your situation? It is available through Jesus Christ. Go to him and humbly ask for a miracle. Do it in love with the attitude that others are more important than you. Put away selfishness and self-centeredness. Forgive those who have wronged you. Stop being a controlling person. You can’t control everything. Sooner or later you will run into a situation you can’t control. But you can go to Jesus Christ and get it fixed. Need a miracle? Believe first and then receive.