Matt 8:8-10
“The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have
you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one,
'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do
this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said
to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in
Israel with such great faith.”
Your understanding of authority will go a
long way to determine the boldness of your faith. When you don’t understand
authority and how it works you will be hindered in your faith.
In our text above, we see a man who is not
part of the commonwealth of Israel at that time but because he understood
authority, what it means to have one under or to be under one, was commended by
the Lord as having great faith. It means the greater
your understanding of the workings of authority, the greater your faith and the
boldness of your faith. What understanding did this man have regarding
authority?
Firstly, he had understanding of the
authority of Jesus as Lord. The Lordship of Jesus is something you must
understand its implication in the scheme of things. What do I mean? Let me
share a personal experience with you. One of the things I normally say in my
daily confession is Jesus is Lord.
I will say He is Lord over my life,
family, work, etc. On one of such times of confession, after saying that, it
seemed like the question came to my heart, “and where does that leave the
devil?” I immediately answered; he is defeated and if he is defeated then no
weapon of his against me will work.
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