Humble Faith

Good Morning!! The centurion, from Matthew, knew authority when he saw it.  As he stated; he himself commanded one hundred men, and he had witnessed countless examples of power and authority within the ranks of the Roman army,...and he knew Jesus had it. As a result, the centurion didn't come pleading his worth (although the Jews made the mistake of pleading on his merit to Jesus). He knew that there was no claim he could make upon Jesus' power,...if Jesus healed, it would because He wished to heal, not because the centurion deserved the favor. The centurion had such confidence in Jesus' authority that he knew Jesus could do, what had not even been seen, or done yet. Up until now, Jesus had only healed in person,...but the centurion knew that anyone who could heal personally, could also heal from a distance if he wanted to. "Speak the word only" was all that Jesus had to do, and he knew his servant would be healed.

The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed".—Matthew 8:8 (NIV)

Jesus' reply to the centurion, was just as remarkable as the centurion's statement. Jesus exclaimed, "I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel" (v.10). This is quite a compliment, coming from anyone. For Jesus himself to marvel at the centurion's faith, tells us it's certainly something to emulate ourselves. When you come to God in prayer, do you see yourself as deserving His favor or do you realize that you are not even worthy to come before Him in the first place? No matter what displays of power, or answered prayer you have seen in the past,...do you have faith that He is able to do even more than you have witnessed?

Faith in a living, active God, does the impossible.

Lord, You know us far better than we know ourselves. 

Today, we will strive to serve You and to obey Your commandments.

Let our words and deeds be pleasing to You this day and every day.

Amen.

 

We show our faith better with our life, than we do with our lips."