The Power of God

UV 4311/10000 The Power of God Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it will be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was restored to health at that very hour. Matthew 8 v 13 The centurion was a man of high position, power and wealth. But he humbled himself to come to Jesus and seek the healing of his servant. When Jesus offered to come to his house, he said with all humility that he was not worthy to have Him come under his roof, that He only had to say the word and his servant would be healed. He explained that just as he had authority in the secular world, the Lord Jesus exercised authority over the spiritual realms. He just had to speak the word and his servant would be healed, he believed and affirmed with his mouth. Jesus was astonished at his faith and said that He had found no one with this kind of faith in all of Israel. Seeing the centurion’s faith, Jesus spoke the uni-verse- “Go, it will be done for you as you have believed.” The centurion’s concern for the health of his servant is another remarkable aspect. He was willing to meet Jesus, a stranger to him and plead on his behalf. Like the centurion, we should set aside all our titles, positions, worldly influence and submit to the Lord. The moment Jesus spoke the word, the servant was healed- that very hour. The centurion understood that just as his servant would have obeyed him, so even demons and disease would obey the word of Jesus. The centurion was awed and held Jesus in great reverence and respect. Jesus, likewise, paid the highest encomium to his understanding and faith. We, like the centurion, need to humble ourselves always before the Lord. The Lord would never ignore our humble pleas. He will certainly honour our trust and faith in His miraculous power and authority over the natural and supernatural world. Another remarkable fact is that Jesus knew His power to heal by just His thought or His word but He said He would go to the house of the centurion. In short, the Lord manifests His authority and power in accordance with our faith, our confession and expectation of Him. He will never disappoint us or fail us. The centurion was not a Jew and yet, Jesus responded to his request and expression of faith. It shows Jesus treats all humans as Friends of God and does not discriminate on race, language, religion.