New Cyclopaedia of Anecdote John 4:46-54 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman… Charles Wesley had been for years groping in spiritual darkness, "Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day."On a bright morning in May, 1738, he awoke, wearied and sick at heart, but in high expectation of the coming blessing. He lay on his bed "full of tossings to and fro," crying out, "O Jesus, Thou hast said, 'I will come unto you'; Thou hast said, 'I will send the Comforter unto you'; Thou hast said, 'My Father and I will come unto you, and make Our abode with you.' Thou art God who cannot lie. I wholly rely upon Thy promise. Accomplish it in Thy time and manner." A poor woman, Mrs. Turner, heard his groaning, and, constrained by an impulse never felt before, put her head into his room and gently said, "In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, arise and believe, and thou shalt be healed of all thine infirmities." He listened, and then exclaimed, "Oh that Christ would but thus speak to me!" He inquired who it was that had whispered in his ear these life-giving words. A great struggle agitated his whole man, and in another moment he exclaimed, "I believe! I believe!" He then found redemption in the blood of the Lamb, experiencing the forgiveness of sins, and could look up and "Behold, without a cloud between, The Godhead reconciled."The hymn he wrote to commemorate the anniversary of his spiritual birth shows the mighty change that had taken place, and is best expressed in his own language —Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing! (New Cyclopaedia of Anecdote.) Parallel Verses KJV: So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. |
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