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royal official came to Jesus in Cana of Galilee because his son was sick at Capernaum (some distance away). The royal official went to Jesus and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. So Jesus said to him, "unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe." The royal official said to Him, "Sir, 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 servants 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 the fever left him." So the father knew it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, "your son lives"; and he himself believed and his whole household. This royal official had enough faith to seek out Jesus in a time of need, but "seeking faith" has its problems. He wanted Jesus to do what he wanted and how he wanted it. He believed that Jesus had to come down and be with his son physically in order to heal him. The royal official was seeking a way to get his son healed and was not seeking God. Many people are seeking for something, but no one is seeking God. It is God who seeks and saves the lost. The royal official even had enough faith to believe Jesus' words were true because he went away from Jesus after He told him, "your son lives". If Jesus words would not have met his expectations, he would have most likely disregarded Jesus and moved on to another solution. Finally we see that after the official discovered that his son was healed by Jesus, he himself believed and his whole household. This was a saving faith. Faith is only as good as the object you put it in. For example: You put your faith in a chair every time you go to sit in it, trusting that it will not break. If that chair did break, then your faith was in vain. Unfortunately humans always fail, and when we put our faith in ourselves or another, it is not saving faith but failing faith. Who of us can deny that they have failed and sinned? One lie, hatred, envy, pride, disobeying parents, or even looking at someone other than your spouse with lust are all sins. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. For by grace you can be saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Faith given by God and put in God is saving faith. Jesus should be the object of your faith, and He never fails. He died on the cross, taking upon Himself the death that we all deserve, and rose from the dead providing eternal life to those who would believe. The Royal Official was desperate to prolong his son’s life here on earth, but God saved his whole household for an eternity. Does your faith take you to Jesus? Does your faith produce obedience to Jesus? Does your faith make a difference in your life? Put your faith in Jesus Christ alone for a new life of salvation and freedom from sin.