Engage the Word Day 21 Centurions Faith Today we are introduced to a Roman military officer. Jesus finds this Gentiles faith greater than any He has seen. Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13 The centurion has a two-fold response to Jesus willingness to come to his home to heal his servant, who lies paralyzed and in terrible pain. First, he feels unworthy as a Gentile to have Jesus, a Jew, enter his house. Second, the centurion has great faith in Jesuss power. The officer believes that if he gives an order to one of the hundred men under him it will be carried out completely and promptly. Likewise, he believes that Jesus authority is not restricted by distance. If Jesus orders the healing of his servant, the servant will be healed. Jesus is amazed (v. 10) at this Gentiles faith and trust. He turns to those following him and says, I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven (v. 11). The next words Jesus speaks are convicting. He says, But the subjects of the kingdom [the unrepentant Jews] will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (v. 12). Jesus then turns to the centurion and says, Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would And his servant was healed at that moment (v. 13). Life Application: How would you compare your faith to that of the Centurion? Have you put limits on Jesus power to transform your life or the lives of those you care about? Do you think you will sit with Jesus at the heavenly feast? If so, why
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