Jesus said to him, ?Go your way; your son lives.? So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. John 4:50
Only the word of God can arouse faith in a person. Romans 10:17 says, ?So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.? This is why faith was stirred up in the man with the dying son. Jesus? words reached him precisely in the situation he was in. He was desperate. He refused to give up. He refused to be intimidated by Jesus? reproval. As he continued to plead with Jesus, Jesus gave the releasing word, ?Go your way; your son lives.? That was all he needed. He now had a Word from Jesus on which to stand. Already on the way home, he received news that the Word had been fulfilled and that his son was well again.
What was the key? The key was the specific word that Jesus spoke to him. The Bible is full of God?s Word, His logos. But the Holy Spirit brings forth specific words that you need. This becomes your rhema. Both logos and rhema mean ?word? in the Greek language; however, rhema is the word spoken specifically to you. It comes after you have prayed and sought the Lord. It comes as an assurance in your inner man. Faith of the heart grows, no matter what the circumstances look like, and power is provided to fulfill the word.
It was Jesus? word that restored hope to this father. It was the Word that enabled the father to obey and return home. It was the Word that healed his son. He sent His word and healed them!