“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NLT)
Luke 7:7-10
I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 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.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” 10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.
The Roman officer came to Jesus with faith. Faith is having full trust and confidence in someone. Jesus was amazed by his trust and healed the Roman officer’s servant. This shows us that Jesus loves us and wants us to trust Him with what we need. Just like the Roman officer had faith that Jesus would heal his servant, we can come to Jesus with faith that He will help us. Jesus loves us and we can trust Him with our needs. There is nothing too big or too hard for Jesus to handle. Jesus didn’t just come to do miracles, like healing sick people, He came to save us from our sin. Sin is doing anything that goes against how God tells us we should live, and it separates us from God. Because God loves us, He sent His Son, Jesus, to die on a cross and come back to life so that we could have a relationship with God again. Whatever you are going through, have faith and ask for Jesus’ help, trusting that He will help you because He loves you!
The Roman officer had full trust and confidence in Jesus. How can we show our faith in Jesus?
Why is it important for us to trust Jesus and come to Him with our needs?
Thank you, Jesus, for loving us. I pray that even when we are confused and fearful in our lives we will look to you. Trusting that you always keep your promises. We thank you for coming to earth to live a perfect life for us. Dying on the cross and rising again. We love you so much, and it’s in your name we pray, amen.