Belief from the Unexpected

Have you ever experienced the faith of a person that caught you be surprise?

Matthew 8:5–13 ESV

5 When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.

The three early miracles/healings performed by Jesus are said to have happened on the same day.

If we read this passage in context, Jesus healed the leper in vs. 3...we don’t have who this leper is here, but we know that in this time lepers lived in colonies with strict societal rules when nearing anyone else.

We know he comes to Jesus much like the centurion of our text.

Jesus had traveled down the mountain and the crowds were in tow.

But here, in our text we find a feature of faith that most in the inner circle of Jesus would have found astonishing.

Carry It To Jesus

Matthew 8:5–6 ESV

5 When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.”

Wait for His Answer

Matthew 8:7 ESV

And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

Be Humble

Matthew 8:8–9 ESV

But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Believe!

Matthew 8:10 ESV

When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.

Ephesians 3:6 ESV

6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Matthew 8:13 ESV

And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.

Walking Away, But In…

Leave it!

Let Go!

LET GOD!