THEN THEY BELIEVED

“THEN THEY BELIEVED His words; they SANG His praise.” [1]

This “THEN THEY BELIEVED” happened after the Lord rescued the Israelites from the Egyptian army. They SANG God’s praises. God’s intervention helped their faith and their singing of His praises.

“THEN they said to the woman, ‘NOW we BELIEVE, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and WE KNOW that this is indeed the CHRIST, the SAVIOR of the world.’” [2]

This “THEN” “NOW” we BELIEVE happened after the Samaritans heard Jesus speak.

“The nobleman said to Him [Jesus], ‘Sir, come down before my child dies!’ 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. And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, ‘Your son lives!’ Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, ‘Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.’ SO, the father KNEW that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, ‘Your son lives.’ And HE himself BELIEVED, and his whole household.” [3]

This “SO–BELIEVED” combination happened after Jesus healed a nobleman’s dying son. The nobleman and his whole household believed in JESUS.

What “THEN–NOW–SO” combination has JESUS done in your life? He has done much in my life to help me BELIEVE in Him. Enough to inspire me to SING HIS PRAISES! I hope and pray this is true for you.

[1] Psalm 106:12
[2] John 4:42
[3] John 4:49-53