Begging for Life

"There was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.  When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death."  John 4: 46-47

The royal official is another "outsider" most likely from the Roman government who comes to Jesus seeking his intervention.  He is not part of religious Jewish society but comes seeking Jesus to heal his son anyway.  Somewhere he must have heard about Jesus' compassion acts of healing for the sick, so he came seeking the same for his son.  At some point, the seed was sown and when this man had the opportunity he sought Jesus for his sons healing.  Jesus only spoke the words and the son lived. 

"He himself believed and his household."  The harvest that day was a Roman household who before receiving back their son only knew Jesus from afar.  That day they knew him personally. 

Father, I ask that any who only know you from afar would take the step of asking you for personal knowledge of you in their lives. 

Blessings