Encouragement for you Today: Matthew 8:5-13:

Matthew 8:5-13:

5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer[a] came and pleaded with him, 6 “Lord, my young servant[b] lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.”

7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”

8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 9 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! 11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven. 12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13 Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour.

Jesus Wants to Heal You:

Jesus wants to heal us.  A lot of people think it's crazy because well, we can't physically see Jesus so it seems strange to secular people when Christians say that Jesus wants to heal them when we pray for them.

Jesus wanted to heal the Centurion's servant and was willing to go to his house, which is amazing because Jewish people did not associate with gentiles in Biblical times, but Jesus was willing to go and heal the servant.

The Centurion Had Faith:

The Roman Centurion had faith in Jesus, he didn't even need Jesus to come to the house to heal him.  He just knew Jesus could heal through speaking because he understood authority. 

Jesus was impressed by his great faith and healed the servant and He can heal you too.

Jesus Wants to Heal You But You Have to Ask and Believe:

Jesus wants to heal you, but you have to pray and believe in Him to Heal you.  He wants to heal you but you have to ask and believe.  He is willing to heal you and He's able to do that if you believe.

Jesus will heal you if you pray, believe and claim that healing for yourself.