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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Faith
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Jesus said to those
people that were with him, "I tell you the truth. This man
has more faith than any person I have found, even in Israel.
Many people will come from the east and from the west. Those
people will sit and eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the
kingdom of heaven. And those people (the Jews) that should
have the kingdom will be thrown out. They will be thrown
outside into the darkness. In that place people will cry and
grind their teeth {with pain}." Then Jesus said to the
officer, "Go home. Your servant will be healed the way you
believed he would." And at that same time his servant was
healed.
-- Matthew 8:10-13 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
The most amazing aspect of this story is not Jesus' power to heal, but
the faith of the Centurion who opened the door for Jesus' amazing work
to happen. I would love to bless the Lord with my faith and my concern
for others, especially in trying times. We get a glimpse of heaven in
this meeting between Jesus and a Gentile and this faith and a genuine
concern for others. Nationality, race, status, and position are all
irrelevant. All that matters is Jesus and his love for us. We will get
to see him bless all kinds of people in incomparable ways. I can hardly
wait ... But I will; I will wait so that I can show Jesus' concern for
those broken whom only he can mend.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Holy God, my ever-near Father, please hear my prayer today. I pray that
my faith in you, and my concern for others who need you, will open the
door for you to do amazing things. Search my heart, use my hands, stir
my hope, and use me to help others because I believe you can do amazing
things through a common person like me when I believe in you. In Jesus'
name I pray. Amen.
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