![]() Spend some time thinking about this and then begin to ask God how this can work in your own life when faced with difficult situations. The Faith of a Centurion - When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly. There are many references to the authority that is found in Jesus and He has given the same authority to His church of which you are a part. So when you think that you are under attack from the enemy of your soul, remember they are under authority and that authority is Jesus. I feel there is a valuable lesson to be learned from this even our enemies must submit to a greater authority and Jesus has the ultimate authority. These elders would question the healings that Jesus did and were constantly attacking His ministry and his relationships with ordinary people. Remember that these same elders did not like Jesus and were not happy with His teaching, but they had to submit to the centurion’s authority. This centurion was a man of authority, so in fact when he sent the elders to look for Jesus they probably went without question. Secondly, it says that the centurion had heard about Jesus and His miracles of healing. If you consider yourself to be a servant of God, how would you rate your service? Think about this and perhaps give yourself a mark out of 10. I think it is obvious from the text that this servant was loyal and obedient and therefore was worthy of the concern shown by his master. If this centurion was so concerned for his servant when he was ill, how much more does our Master care for us. ![]() Throughout Scripture, believers are referred to as “servants of God”. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ.”(Message translation). 7 And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. 5 Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a () centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Paul writing to the Colossians says this “ Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. The principle of being a servant is to obey. We have here an example of how a master and servant relationship worked. I suppose when this took place, servants would be more like slaves and that this slave was obviously treated well and referred to as a servant not a slave. It is difficult for us to imagine this situation because we live in a completely different culture. Firstly that we have a centurion who cared for his servant. As Yeshua entered Kfar-Nachum, a Roman army officer came up and pleaded for help. After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him. Luke 7:2-3 ‘There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was ill and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.’ Wesleys New Testament (1755) And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, Weymouths New Testament.
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