"According to His Mercy He Saved Us"
A centurion's servant was lying sick of the palsy.
Among the Romans the servants were slaves,
Bought and sold in the market place,and often
Treated with abuse and cruelty; but the centurion
Was tenderly attached to his servant, and greatly
Desired his recovery.
He believed that Jesus could heal him.
He had manifested respect for the service of God
And had shown kindness to the Jews as His worshipers.
In the teaching of Christ, as it had been reported to him,
He found that which met the need of the soul.
All that was spiritual within him responded to the Saviour's
Words. But he thought himself unworthy to approach Jesus,
And he appealed to the Jewish elders to make request for
His servant's healing.
The elders present the case to Jesus, urging that "he was
Worthy for whom He should do this: for he loveth our nation,
And he hath built us a synagogue " (Luke 7:4,5)
But on the way to the centurion's home, Jesus receives a
Massage from the officer himself, "Lord, trouble not Thyself
For I am not worthy that Thou shoulder enter under my roof "
(Verse 6)
Still the Saviour keeps on His way, and the centurion comes
In person to complete the message, saying, " Neither thought
I myself worthy to come unto Thee," "but Speke the word
Only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under
Authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man,
Go,and he goeth;and to another, come, and he cometh; and
To my servant, Do this, and he do it."(verse7; Matthew 8:8,9)
"I represent the power of Rome, and my soldiers recognize
My authority as supreme. So dost Thou represent the power
Of the infinite God, and all created things obey Thy word.
Thou canst command the disease to depart, and it shall obey
Thee. Speak but the word, and my servant shall be healed."
"As thou hast believed," Christ said, "so be it done unto thee
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour."(verse 13)
Not to his own goodness did he trust, but to the Saviour's
Mercy. His only argument was his great need.
" If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
Believeth. " (Mark 9:23)
It is faith that connects us with heaven and brings us strength
For coping with the powers of darkness.
"Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out." (John6:37)
As you come to Him, believer that He accepts you,
Because He has promised.
You can never perish while you do this-never.
A centurion's servant was lying sick of the palsy.
Among the Romans the servants were slaves,
Bought and sold in the market place,and often
Treated with abuse and cruelty; but the centurion
Was tenderly attached to his servant, and greatly
Desired his recovery.
He believed that Jesus could heal him.
He had manifested respect for the service of God
And had shown kindness to the Jews as His worshipers.
In the teaching of Christ, as it had been reported to him,
He found that which met the need of the soul.
All that was spiritual within him responded to the Saviour's
Words. But he thought himself unworthy to approach Jesus,
And he appealed to the Jewish elders to make request for
His servant's healing.
The elders present the case to Jesus, urging that "he was
Worthy for whom He should do this: for he loveth our nation,
And he hath built us a synagogue " (Luke 7:4,5)
But on the way to the centurion's home, Jesus receives a
Massage from the officer himself, "Lord, trouble not Thyself
For I am not worthy that Thou shoulder enter under my roof "
(Verse 6)
Still the Saviour keeps on His way, and the centurion comes
In person to complete the message, saying, " Neither thought
I myself worthy to come unto Thee," "but Speke the word
Only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under
Authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man,
Go,and he goeth;and to another, come, and he cometh; and
To my servant, Do this, and he do it."(verse7; Matthew 8:8,9)
"I represent the power of Rome, and my soldiers recognize
My authority as supreme. So dost Thou represent the power
Of the infinite God, and all created things obey Thy word.
Thou canst command the disease to depart, and it shall obey
Thee. Speak but the word, and my servant shall be healed."
"As thou hast believed," Christ said, "so be it done unto thee
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour."(verse 13)
Not to his own goodness did he trust, but to the Saviour's
Mercy. His only argument was his great need.
" If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
Believeth. " (Mark 9:23)
It is faith that connects us with heaven and brings us strength
For coping with the powers of darkness.
"Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out." (John6:37)
As you come to Him, believer that He accepts you,
Because He has promised.
You can never perish while you do this-never.