Rachel Workman:
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer[b] came and pleaded with him,
6 “Lord, my young servant[c] lies in bed, paralyzed and in
terrible pain.” 7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 9 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! 11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. 12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour. Several things stand out to me here. The first things is that the officer says Lord I am not worthy. Indeed, none of us are worthy but this man recognized it. When was the last time I truly felt and realized that I am not worthy of the blessings God has given me. Even the small things I take for granted. Second thing was he knew Jesus had authority. I mean imagine just being able so speak someone healed and they are. Jesus had the authority to do that. Jesus was amazed when he heard of the officers faith in him. Do I amaze Jesus? Have I ever amazed him? The other thing that stands out is Jesus hadn't seen faith like that in all of Israel. That's pretty astounding really and sad. This one really stands out to me. But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” God has prepared a place in his Kingdom for ALL people. Even those who will never choose him. His love is relentlessness. His faith surpasses anything we can imagine. God has prepared a place for those even destine for hell. No one is left out of God's plan for salvation.
Because this
man believed it was done. I know I have stood in my own way many times with
my unbelief.
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7:1 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people,
he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a
Roman officer[a] was sick and near death.
3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish
elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged
Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,
5 “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.” If anyone deserves your help he does. Not one of use deserve anything. 6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. I love this version, not only did he say he wasn't worthy of a visit but he wasn't even worthy of meeting up with Jesus. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” 10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed. 13:28 “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for you will see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. 29 And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God. |
There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son
was very sick. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to
Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who
was about to die. 48 Jesus asked, “Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?” 49 The official pleaded, “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.” 50 Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home. 51 While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. 52 He asked them when the boy had begun to get better, and they replied, “Yesterday afternoon at one o’clock his fever suddenly disappeared!” 53 Then the father realized that that was the very time Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and his entire household believed in Jesus. 54 This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea. I liked this reading also. The father obviously didn't have faith In Jesus. Jesus asked will you not believe unless you've seen miraculous signs and wonders? The officer did believe and had faith and Jesus was faithful to him in his healing. Jesus is faithful to those who are faithful to him even if it means blessing those who do not deserve it. |
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