FAITH=A SIMPLE WORD!

 

FAITH=A SIMPLE WORD!

 

Today we read

About the MIRACLE=

Of Jesus’ HEALING of

The centurion’s servant

 

The centurion=in the story

Had BUILT a synagogue

For the Jewish people

 

So he KNEW all too well

That Jesus going into a

Gentile’s house=

Would make Jesus unclean

 

But he BELIEVED

Jesus had the POWER of God=

He believed=his servant=

Could be HEALED

By a simple word=from Jesus

FAITH=A SIMPLE WORD!

 

“And Jesus went with them-

But when he

Was only a short distance

From the house

 

The centurion sent friends

To tell him

 

‘Lord-do not trouble yourself

For I am NOT WORTHY-

To have you=enter under my roof……..

 

But say the WORD-

And let my servant=BE HEALED”                                                                                           Luke 7:6, 7

 

What tremendous faith

By this man==what a MIRACLE

By Jesus=

FAITH=A SIMPLE WORD!

 

Jesus has the POWER

To change our circumstances too=

If we believe=

He gave me life

When it looked like

I had none

 

He has USED family and friends

To KEEP me going

All these years

I believed=just like the centurion did

KEEP BELIEVING=keep working

 

You just NEVER KNOW

When Jesus=will use his power

To CHANGE

The circumstances of your life

FAITH=A SIMPLE WORD!

 

But he can

Change your life

HE CHANGED MINE!

 

“As they set out-

Jehoshaphat stood and said

 

‘Listen to me-

Judah-and people of Jerusalem!=

 

Have FAITH

In the Lord your God

And you will be upheld

 

HAVE FAITH-in his prophets

And you will be successful”                                                                                                         2 Chronicles 20:20

 

“Therefore since we

Have been justified

THROUGH FAITH

 

We have peace with God

Through our Lord Jesus Christ”                                                                                        Romans 5:1

 

The WORDS

The centurion said

Are very meaningful

 

Just as our words

That we say=in this world

Are truly meaningful

 

“I am NOT WORTHY

To receive you=but

Only say the word

And I will BE HEALED!”

 

FAITH=WHAT A SIMPLE WORD!

Faith=what a powerful concept

To BELIEVE

In the MIRACLES of Jesus

 

Jesus comes to us=

WHEN WE ASK

And he loves us=and can HEAL US

Just as he HEALED

The centurion’s servant

 

FAITH=WHAT A SIMPLE WORD!

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of our EVER HEALING=God the Holy Father!

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-12-2021

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Patricia Livingston