There was nothing else required of this centurion but that he believe. Great faith has great reward.Ĭonclusion: Notice finally the sufficiency of his faith. Heb 11:6 says that without faith it is impossible to please God. Can you imagine a reward greater than eternal life and heaven forever? A fellow says, “I don’t believe that.” Well, I do and most of us do and that’s why we have it and you don’t. The Reward of his faith – Lk 7:10 – “found the servant whole that had been sick.” The reason he put his faith in Jesus is that he wanted his servant to be healed and Jesus healed him. When the Lord makes the promises of Rom 10:9-10, 13 you can be 100% sure that they will come to pass. Therefore, faith does come by hearing the words of God. He healed the man with palsy by speaking. In Lk 4:31-37 they heard his doctrine, his word was with power and with authority. The Certainty of his faith – Lk 7:7-8 – “but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.” Based on the authority of Jesus’ words, the centurion knew his servant would be healed. His faith is also shown to be greater than that of Mary and Martha, who also thought Christ had to be present to heal their brother Lazarus ( John 11:21, 32). The centurion was approaching God manifest in the flesh and that humbled him. The centurions faith is great because it did not require the bodily presence of Christ to heal, surpassing even that of the nobleman whose son was healed. He didn’t consider his love for Israel or that he had given so much to build the synagogue or that he was a centurion or that he was good as reasons that Jesus should have felt obligated to help him. The Humility of his faith – Lk 7:6-7 – “I am not worthy” – the centurion recognized the greatness of Jesus and by comparison he was nothing.
Great faith has a great object and Jesus is the greatest. So he did not put his faith in religion or in religious men or in things like idols or candles or prayers. The centurion obviously knew of some of the mighty works that Jesus had already done in Capernaum. The Object of his faith – Lk 7:3 – “When he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him.” The object of his faith was a man… the man Christ Jesus. Until you know you have a need, you won’t have a reason to believe. Matt 9:12, “They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.” That’s why we preach on sin and on Hell and self-righteousness. Generally, people don’t turn to the Lord until they have a problem. The centurion was determined to find a solution to his problem. The Cause of his faith – Lk 7:2 – his servant was sick and ready to die. Today, we want to talk about this centurion’s great faith. About this centurion Jesus said, “I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel,”. His servant was dying and so the centurion asked Jesus to heal him and he did. In Capernaum was a centurion who loved Israel.
A Centurion’s Great Faith Luke 7: 1-10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
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