The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only,
and my servant shall be healed.
-- Matthew 8 verse 8 (Kings James Bible)
thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only,
and my servant shall be healed.
-- Matthew 8 verse 8 (Kings James Bible)
- We grow from faith to faith. To get to this point, the
centurion had already seen and heard of the power in
Jesus’ spoken word. For just prior to this, His Word had
cleansed a man that had been full of leprosy. This
centurion was completely convinced that it was only His
Word and nothing else that was responsible for all the
transformations in others. The centurion’s faith was so
strongly rooted in Jesus speaking His Word, that he
believed Jesus did not need to be physically present to
heal his servant. Believing that on release of His Word,
its power would transcend time, space, and be as Jesus
had spoken. Therefore, it was.
- And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way;
and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto
thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame
hour. -- Matthew 8 verse 13
- Continual exposure to His Word and the study of its
affects helps us to cultivate a rich soil from which our
belief can take root and grow, from faith to faith,
receiving as believed.
- -- Sharon Johnson
Word of the Day ... Speak
Monday, October 20, 2008
For further study and inspiration:
- Background note: The centurion’s faith in word and in deed.
- Review Matthew 8 verses 5-13.
- Note: Jesus speaks with powerful results.
- Mark 1 verse 42. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately
the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
- Note: Transitioned to living by faith.
- 2 Corinthians 5 verse 7. (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
- Romans 1 verse 17. For therein is the righteousness of God
revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by
faith.
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