October 30
Luke 7-8
The one person who amazed Jesus was a Roman centurion. This
military leader had a servant who was sick and close to dying. He heard about
Jesus and sent some Jewish elders to intercede for him and ask Jesus to come
and heal his servant. But as the centurion thought about the situation more, he
sent friends to intercept Jesus. He did not feel worthy to have Jesus come to
his house, so he asked Jesus to just say the words and he knew his servant
would be healed.
A military leader does not have to be present to accomplish
the tasks he wants accomplished. He says the word and his soldiers do what he
asks. The centurion understood that Jesus had power in the spiritual world. He
understood that Jesus had power to command the illness to leave his servant,
and it would be removed. His insight amazed Jesus.
Do we ever amaze Jesus? Do we ever say something that
reveals our faith, our insight into the life and power of Jesus? After healing
the centurion’s servant, Jesus happened upon a funeral which stopped when Jesus
touched the young man and raised him to life. Jesus amazed many people with His
power and ability to heal and bring life where there had been death and sorry.
The centurion saw Jesus for who He is and amazed Jesus. Do we?
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