Matthew 8:5-13 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.
Why did Lord Jesus praise the centurion’s faith?
1. He perceiced Jesus’s authority, He believed that Jesus just said a word and his servant would be healed.
2. His humility, he felt not worthy for Lord Jesus to come to his place.
3. His love, he was a Gentile, yet he loved Jewish people and built their synagogue as we see in
Luke 7:5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.
4. His cared for his servant, he was a man with authority, yet he cared for his servant, wanted Lord Jesus to heal his servant.
