Dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ Who loved us, gave Himself for us, and washed us from our sins in His own Blood; and to the Church, which is His body.

MATTHEW 8:5-13, LUKE 7:1-10
There were only two things that caused Jesus to marvel. They were (1) the Centurion's faith and (2) the Jews' unbelief (Mark 6:6). A faith that made Jesus, who is the author and finisher of our faith, marvel is worth checking out.
This centurion believed that the spoken word of Jesus was enough to create his miracle. He didn't need Jesus to come to his house. He had faith in Jesus' word. We can see that the person who simply believes the written Word of God is operating in a much higher form of faith than those who need proof. We can compare this centurion's faith with the "little" faith of Thomas in John 20:24-29!
Thomas refused to believe what He couldn't see or feel. Our five senses were given to us by God and are necessary to help us function in this life. But if we do not renew our minds to acknowledge the limits of the five senses, they will keep us from believing. Faith can perceive things that the senses cannot (Hebrews 11:1).
The type of faith that Thomas operated in was a human or natural faith that was based on what he could see. Jesus said there was a greater blessing; that greater blessing comes from using a supernatural, God-kind of faith that is based only on God's Word.
Jesus and God's Word are one (John 1:1, 14). Believing God's Word is not just putting your trust in some printed words on the pages of a book we call the Bible. It is a relationship with a person, the person behind the words. Get to know Him through His Word.
Posted by