Today I will share the first part of this revelation on faith which Jesus commanded His disciples to hear and heed which were inspired by the centurion who came requesting a healing for his servant from Jesus. This revelation should help you in your faith journey with the Lord and empower you to have greater faith to receive all the Lord has planned for your life.

The Holy Spirit this morning wants me to share some things in the life of Jesus which are not obvious but are pertinent to our spiritual enrichment and edification. If you study who and what Jesus did which I would encourage each of you to do. This is because a disciple needs to know what His teacher does in order for him to be able to copy and imitate Him correctly and appropriately as a perfectly trained Protege.

In Matthew.8:5-13 we read the story of the Centurion who approaches Jesus for healing for his servant.  We find that the response of Jesus to this man is startling because Jesus uses this event to teach His disciples some lessons in faith which explain deep insight into intimate faith relationship with God which are priceless.

Let us dive into some of the lessons that Jesus allowed this Centurion who spoke to impact the lives of His disciples. Now let me preface this by pointing out that Jesus was very particular about what His disciples listened to and always checked out Himself what doctrines or thoughts and ideas His disciples allowed into their lives. It was Jesus who taught them to take heed to what they hear and how they hear it and confronted the Pharisees about what they were telling his disciples.

This was because Jesus knew what listening to false things could do to affect the trust in the heart of a believer and wanted to protect them from deception in any and every form. So if Jesus is willing to let what a stranger speak to His disciples a priority to hear then we need to pay very close attention to those words because that word must be priceless and worth much for our use in the Kingdom operation on earth.

Firstly in Matthew.8:8 & 9 it reads these words: The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. 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.”

The Centurion reveals in his statement that he understands the structure of a kingdom and knows that when orders are given by the highest authority in this case Jesus they are obeyed without question. The word of the King is final and not to be questioned as to whether I should or should not obey it. 

What the King wants happens once He has spoken it and non compliance to His will is not an option. It is settled no matter what you think or feel or believe. Once spoken it is a command that must be fulfilled. This man is convinced that any word Jesus speaks over his servant will bring healing to him instantly.

This is because the centurion had heard story after story of how Jesus had healed various people of all types of sickness and disease. He was convinced therefore that since Jesus could heal all types of diseases He was an authority on healing as it did not matter how long or how the sickness was caused Jesus had the answer which resulted in healing.

Jesus’ response in verse 10-12 says it all: When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Have you ever done anything in your response to Jesus that has caused Him to marvel and commend you? So listen carefully to these words because they got the attention of Jesus and what Jesus goes on to say shows us just how important this truth is in the operation of the Kingdom.

We know that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God: truth so Jesus says this man who is not privy to the covenant promises of God shared in the Jewish community from which you could hear about the Kingdom. Jesus points out that this Centurion has more faith and understanding of the Kingdom than any person who is hearing the truth daily or weekly in the church where all the record of truth is available to be studied and understood then accepted without question.