5 When
Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for
help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed,
suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,“Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 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. 12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,“Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11 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. 12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
Here's a
very successful Roman soldier, probably unafraid of anything, and yet... he
seems to be quite nervous about asking for help. As he hems and haws, the LORD closes the gap
by having mercy on this man and asking the question for him.
We know
the rest; the centurion had no faith problem, rather, it was just a matter of
bringing himself to "bother" the Master. I struggle with bothering the Master too, but
it’s important to remember that the LORD is ultimately benevolent. And He
knows what we need even before we ask. But He still wants us to have
faith... and come to Him with our requests.
Nervous
about turning things over to Him?
Approach
Him in faith, and watch Him close the gap...
- Brandi Risley
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