What do you
suppose you could do that would cause Jesus to be amazed?
Is it the
clothes you put on?
No!
How about your
skill on the keyboards?
Nope!
I know, is it
your great business acumen?
Nada!
What is it then?
Take a look at
this passage and see if you can find it –
“When Jesus had
entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home
paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
Jesus said to
him, “Shall I
come and heal him?”
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.
For I myself am a man under authority, with
soldiers under me.
I tell this one,
‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes.
I say to my
servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard
this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
“Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such
great faith.”
Matthew 8:5-10
If you answered:
“great faith!” give yourself a pat on the back…
but don’t expect
any points on the board!
To earn those
points you have to tell me how that faith was evident.
The Centurion
realized and expressed to Jesus his understanding that Jesus had the power to
heal without touching his servant, without going to him, without being anywhere
near him.
He believed
Jesus was Lord and not restricted by space or time.
Everyone else came,
or brought others, to Jesus that He might lay His hands on them and pray for
them.
The Centurions
faith was expressed in seeing Jesus as others had not.
He believed
Jesus needed only to speak the word and it would be so.
This
understanding amazed Jesus.
Some versions
translate it as ‘astonished’!
Can you imagine
causing Jesus to marvel or be astonished and amazed at your view of Him?
Ask God to open
your eyes this week to see Jesus in ways you’ve not seen Him before!
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