Matthew 8:5-13 KJV
The story of the centurion does not only teach us about faith beyound expectation, it also shows a very important point. A point that many of us fail to notice.
The miracle went as the centurion wanted it. Not as Jesus want it or said it would be but as the centurion wanted it. The centurion was a man who understood what authority is and believed in the authority of Jesus, based on how he believed, he made his request known to God.
He believed that even without Jesus actually being in the same room or space with his servant the healing would manifest, he believed that all he needed was a word of authority from Jesus. And it would work.
How do you believe?
Keypoint 🔑...
The miracles and answers to our prayers we get today is still based on how we believe in God. We may not notice it but its true. You see certain people give testimonies on what God had done in their lives and you see your self wondering and finding it hard to believe that God can actually manifest His power in that way in this generation. And then we conclud that it's their faith at work.
It is not just the level of their faith at work, it is also based on how they believe in God, what they believe is possible when God is involved. How they believe it can be possible, their believe in God is not based on human logic.
i once heard a story of a Pastor who God told would preach in another country, now this is very possible if he had his passport and other travel documents but he had none. Beliving God, he went to the bathroom of an airport and began to pray, after some hours, he came out and found himself in the very country God told him he would preach and a car waiting for him. After his ministrations, he did the same thing and found himself back in his country. Impossible right?
Now am not here to say this story is true or not, but the Keypoint is that the miracle became possible because he believed it would be possible
Many of us today limit God with our thinking... We claim to have faith that he can do anything and use anyone at anytime, yet we limit the process of how he does it. By saying okay God can do this for me but it can be done through this channel i dont think it can be done any other way. Our beliefs is based on human logic.
How you believe in God deternines how he answers you.
Many of us today, our problem is not our faith, because when we talk about faith, we have it. But our problem is How we believe. We tend to reason logically, God would do it in ways that are logical and understandable to man.
#remember....
If you worship God based on the belief of others you are totally wrong, as a Christian it would.
