![]() “Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” (Jeremiah 1:12) Step 3: Grow your faith by keeping your eyes on JesusĪnother important thing that the centurion did was he didn’t let doubt creep into his mind about Jesus’ ability to heal his servant, instead, he kept his eyes on Jesus.įrom the time the centurion heard about Jesus healing the sick, to the moment he actually encountered Jesus, he could of let the naysayers change his mind. Do not let them depart from your eyes Keep them in the midst of your heart For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.” (Proverbs 4:20-22) “My son, give attention to my words Incline your ear to my sayings. ![]() “ He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions” (Psalm 107:20). The Word today still has power and authority to heal sicknesses and cast out demons. He heard about Jesus healing people and casting out demons with a word (Matthew 8:16), and he understood that the only way that this could be possible is if Jesus’ words had authority over the sicknesses and demonics. A word spoken can only carry weight if it has authority supporting it. Notice how the centurion connected the spoken word with the authority that was backing it. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” (Matthew 8:8-9) But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. The second thing that the centurion did was he understood the power and authority of the Word, specifically the Words of Jesus. So, the first step is to receive the seed of faith, which is the Word of God. And how does faith come again? “By hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” The only way that the centurion could come to this conclusion is if he first heard of the things that Jesus has done. Not only did the centurion believe in who Jesus was, but he also believed that he was able to heal the sick, including his servant. The only reason the centurion would come straight to Jesus is because he heard of Him, and he believed in Him. “Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented” (Matthew 8:5-6). If you pay special attention to the passage of the centurion, you will find that he did this without realizing it. So, the only way to ever have faith, we must first learn to receive the seed of faith which is the Word of God. The Bible says that “faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17). How to have faith like the Centurion (Step by Step) Step 1: Receive the Word of God ![]() He came to Jesus for one thing: His Word. In fact, he didn’t even need Jesus to come to his home. The centurion understood this when he said, “But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.” He didn’t need to see anything remarkable. The believing comes before the receiving. In other words, you have to believe you have what you prayed for, and then you get it.Ī lot of people want to get what they prayed for, and then believe that they got it. Notice that Jesus said that when we ask for things in prayer, we must believe that we receive them and then we will have them. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Jesus taught the same thing to His disciples. He didn’t need to see a manifestation of healing, he knew that when the word was spoken it must come to pass. Notice also that the centurion believed that his servant would be healed right when Christ spoke. He told the Lord Jesus, “all you need to do is speak.” And I say to this one, ‘Go’, and he goes and to another, ‘Come,‘ and he comes and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it” (Matthew 8:8-9).Īs you can see, the Centurion had faith in the word that would be spoken. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. The Centurion demonstrated this by saying, “But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. This verse reveals that faith is based on the Word. The Bible says that “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:17). The Centurion understood that Jesus was Lord over everything, including sicknesses, so all He had to do was speak a word and his servant would be healed. The centurion showed faith by demonstrating his understanding of how faith operates.
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