Faith for Something New: Trusting God Beyond What You’ve Seen

At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, His very first recorded miracle took place at a wedding in Cana.

When the wine ran out, Jesus turned ordinary water into the richest, most excellent wine (John 2:1–11). It was a moment that revealed His divine power and hinted at His mission: to transform what is common into something extraordinary.

Not long after this, Jesus returned to Galilee. News of the miracle had spread, and many had heard about the wedding. Yet at this point, no one had seen Jesus heal anyone. No blind eyes restored. No lame bodies strengthened. No fevers rebuked. Only water turned into wine.

Then came a royal official whose son was dying.

A Faith That Asked for More

This father had likely heard the reports about the water becoming wine. And though healing a sick child was entirely different from transforming a beverage, this man came to Jesus anyway. He believed that if Jesus had the power to change the physical properties of water, then surely He had power over the human body as well.

“The royal official said, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies.’ Jesus replied, ‘Go; your son will live.’ The man took Jesus at his word and departed” (John 4:49–50).

This was faith expressed in a stunningly simple act: he took Jesus at His word.

Faith That Looks Forward, Not Backward

This moment teaches something crucial about faith. Faith does not limit God to what we have already seen Him do. Faith dares to believe He can do something new.

Throughout Scripture, we see men and women who prayed beyond what they had previously experienced. If they had only asked God to repeat the familiar, then:

Blind eyes would never have opened
The five thousand would never have been fed
The Red Sea would never have parted
Lazarus would never have walked out of the grave

Miracles unfolded because faith was rooted not in past experience, but in the character and power of God. They prayed based on who God is, not just on what He had already done.

What Are You Asking God For Today?

God’s power is not confined to your memories.

The same Jesus who turned water into wine still heals, restores, redeems, and creates paths where none previously existed. He is not limited by your understanding, your history, or your circumstances.

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see”
(Hebrews 11:1)

“For we live by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).

Faith believes God can do something new, even before there is any physical evidence.

Reflect

What is something new you are asking God to do in your life?
Where do you need to take Him at His word and trust that He is working, even before you see the outcome?

Prayer

Lord, thank You that You are not limited by what I have already seen. Grow my faith to believe You for new miracles, bigger than my imagination and beyond my understanding. Help me take You at Your word and trust that You are still doing something new today. Amen.