Centurion’s Servant

Centurion’s Servant – Matt 8:3:5-13 and Luke 7:1-10

    Jesus had come back to Capernaum when a centurion came to Him and asked Him to heal his servant.  Jesus wanted to go and heal the man, but the officer asked Him to say the word and the servant would be healed.  Jesus marvelled at the faith of the centurion.  He told the centurion to go and he would find his servant healed.  

    Jesus is willing to help anyone no matter what nationality.  He was willing to break the law of the Jews which states a Jew a cannot to enter the house of a gentile, just to help someone.

    The centurion recognized that he was not worthy of Jesus to come to his house.  He was a man of humility.

He believed that if Jesus would say the word his servant would be healed.  He was a man of faith.    He recognized that he was under the authority of Christ.  Jesus would only have to say the word and the servant would be healed.

    This man had greater faith than anyone in Israel and he was a gentile.   Jesus told the people that those who claim to be of Abraham will be surprised to find out that they are the ones thrown out on the day of the wedding supper of the Lamb and it will be people of faith like the centurion who eat at the feast. If we asked in faith believing that our request will be answered it will.  This centurion was a man that greatly loved people and was the type of man God really loves.