John 4:39-54
Jesus spends two days with these Samaritans who, like Himself, were despised (cf. John 8:48). And these people believe in Him, no longer only because of the testimony of the woman but as a result of the personal contact they have had with "the Saviour of the world" (v. 42; 1 John 4:14). Dear friends, do not be content with knowing the Lord through others’ experience of Him. Make sure you have a personal decisive meeting with Him.
The Lord Jesus then goes on into Galilee. There He meets a nobleman, distressed because his son is gravely ill, who insists that the Master should come and heal him. This man is far from having the great faith of the Roman centurion of that same town of Capernaum. He did not consider himself worthy of a visit by the Lord and was content with only a word to heal his servant (Luke 7:7). The Lord Jesus begins by telling this worried father that faith consists of believing on His simple word, without needing to see anything (v. 48; cf. John 2:23). Thus it is to test this man that the Lord does not go down with him. And the power of death is vanquished by the power of the life from above (1 John 5:12).