1 NOW WHEN HE HAD ENDED ALL HIS
SAYINGS IN THE AUDIENCE OF THE
PEOPLE, HE ENTERED INTO
CAPERNAUM.
2 AND A CERTAIN CENTURION'S
SERVANT, WHO WAS DEAR UNTO HIM,
WAS SICK, AND READY TO DIE.
3 AND WHEN HE HEARD OF JESUS, HE
SENT UNTO HIM THE ELDERS OF THE
JEWS, BESEECHING HIM THAT HE
WOULD COME AND HEAL HIS SERVANT.
4 AND WHEN THEY CAME TO JESUS,
THEY BESOUGHT HIM INSTANTLY,
SAYING, THAT HE WAS WORTHY FOR
WHOM HE SHOULD DO THIS:
5 FOR HE LOVETH OUR NATION, AND HE
HATH BUILT US A SYNAGOGUE.
6 THEN JESUS WENT WITH THEM. AND
WHEN HE WAS NOW NOT FAR FROM
THE HOUSE, THE CENTURION SENT
FRIENDS TO HIM, SAYING UNTO HIM,
LORD, TROUBLE NOT THYSELF: FOR I AM
NOT WORTHY THAT THOU SHOULDEST
ENTER UNDER MY ROOF:
7 WHEREFORE NEITHER THOUGHT I
MYSELF WORTHY TO COME UNTO THEE:
BUT SAY IN A WORD, AND MY SERVANT
SHALL BE HEALED.
8 FOR I ALSO AM A MAN SET UNDER
Remember now, he was right there in
that room that day and heard every
word Jesus said. I believe what Jesus
taught that day in the home of Martha,
Mary and Lazarus became The
WORD-seed foundation to what he
later wrote in his letter to the believers
in Asia Minor. Think about it: What if
Martha had brought what little she had
already prepared and said, "Scoot
over, Sis! I'm not about to miss out on
what You're saying, LORD. I heard
what You did with the loaves and fish,
so do something with this bowl of
beans if You want anything to eat
today!" This is the man who fed a
whole lot more than 86 with a whole lot
less than what she had.
Faith in God's WORD, and its power
alone, is the highest kind of faith
mentioned in the New Testament.
Remember, only one thing is needful:
The WORD. How does faith come?
Only one way: Faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by The WORD of God
(Romans 10:17). Let's read Luke
7:1-10:
What did the centurion choose?
THE WORD
