The father in this verse just had his son healed by Jesus and so he went from believing His words of healing into actually witnessing the miracle and eventually to believing Jesus himself. Like the father, I have witnessed some wonderful, awesome displays of miracle in my life, I was transformed and became an evidence of God's power at work. So I went from being a passive believer to an active one--a Jesus-freak if I may say! I was able to introduce the Christ who worked in my life to my husband and to my children. I became a living testimony of God's work like the son in this passage. But I know it should never stop there, thus I pray to live in a manner that reflects Christ--I sometimes miss the target because left to my own accord, I will fail. But with the power of the Holy Spirit, I can overcome!
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