Posted by Chester Morton / Monday, 20 March 2017 / No comments
The healing of the Centurion's servant
One day, Jesus entered Capernaum after his many speaking engagements.
There was a Centurion in that city that had a slave. The slave was very dear to
him. This slave was sick and at the point of death, according to Luke, but
Matthew recorded that he slave was paralyzed and was in a terrible distress.
When the Centurion heard that Jesus was in town, he sent some
elders of the Jews to tell Jesus to come and heal his slave. The elders besought
Jesus to heal the servant for the centurion because he was a kind person to the
Jews. They said he even built for them a Synagogue. Luke, however, recorded
that it was the Centurion himself who came to see Jesus to ask him to heal his
slave. Jesus agreed to go and heal the servant.
Matthew recorded the Centurion telling Jesus that he was not
worthy for Jesus to come to his house. He should just say the word and his
servant would be healed. He added that as a Centurion, he had servants under
him and could command them to do his bidding. Jesus was marveled at the level
of faith the man had. He turned to the people and said, not even in Israel had
he seen that level of faith. He added that other people would enjoy the goodies
of the kingdom of God while the Jews would be cast out. He told the man to go
and that his desires had already been met.
In the Lukan account on the other hand, the servants who were
sent by the Centurion, were coming with Jesus but the Centurion sent another
batch of servants to tell Jesus not to come to his house because he was not
worthy to receive him in his house, he should say the word and his servant
shall be made whole.
WAYS IN WHICH GOD IS
STILL PERFORMING MIRACLES TODAY
1. One of the ways God is still performing miracles is that
people’s lifestyle is being changed from thieves and armed-robbery etc., to
committed Christians just by listening to the word of God.
2. God is also performing miracles through the healing that people
receive in the hands of nurses and doctors in various medical facilities.
3. Also people are being healed in many churches through the
power of God.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. Narrate the story of the healing of the Centurion’s servant.
