Wednesday, 25 September 2024
And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.” Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
You will not find a proud man who also has great faith. The two will not go together! A proud man trusts in himself, or in his bank account, or in his abilities, or his past success and achievements. A proud man rarely turns to God in dependence, because he does not feel dependent on God. He may find that he hardly ever thinks about God, even if he goes to church on Sundays.
But a humble man knows how much he needs God. He knows that every good thing in his life is because of God, not himself. And so he is able to trust in God for the next thing as well.
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