Friday, April 22, 2016

NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE.

When Jesus went to Capernaum, a Roman army officer came to beg him for help. The officer said, sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain. Jesus said to him I will come to heal him. The officer responded sir, I don't deserve to have you come into my house. But just give a command and my servant will be healed. As you know I'm in a chain of command and have soldiers at my command. I tell one of them go, and he goes... And another,come, and he comes. I tell my servant do this and he does it. Jesus was amazed when he heard this. He said to those who were following him and ,I quote, I can guarantee this I haven't found Faith as great as this in anyone in Israel. I can guarantee that many will come from all over the world. They will eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and in the Kingdom of Heaven. The citizens of that Kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there. Jesus told the officer go, what you believe will be done for you and at that moment the servant was healed. This scripture comes from The Book of Matthew chapter 8 beginning with verse 5 ending with a verse 13. Never underestimate the power of your prayer or the level of response you will get from the Lord. Never underestimate the power of your faith in Christ. This soldiers powerful belief in the power of God made Jesus change his mind. Jesus waved his trip to see the soldiers sick servant. Hey bypassed his normal protocol. Ain't that great. That because of our fervent prayer and strong faith in Christ he is willing to bypass time itself, the time it takes to work through our issues and possibly travel, to reward our faith immediately. The Lord doesn't always choose to do things this way but he wanted us to know about this Soldier for a reason. Again he cares about what we care about. A prayer:Lord, you do what you promised no matter how wide the distance or overwhelming the problem. You give the word and your will is done. Teach.. Me.. Trust. Amen and thanks for reading.

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