Luke 7 | Matthew 8:1, 5-13, 11:2-30

It is notable to consider the faith of the Centurion, who’s servant was sick, and who asked Jesus to heal the servant.  The passage tells us that Jesus was blown away by the faith of this (Gentile) Centurion, who not only understood that Jesus had the authority to heal, but he understood that the Lord only needed to say the word, and it would happen.  Jesus told the crowd that He had not seen the like of this man’s faith in all of Israel.  The faith of this man was not something that was built up within him, but it was just a reflection of his confidence in the power and authority of the Lord’s Word.

Jesus did many other great miracles in these passages, including raising a young man from the dead, and also demonstrating that He had the power to forgive sin, with the woman he encountered at Simon’s house. 

When John the Baptist was in prison he sent some of his disciples to ask Jesus if He was The Christ, which represented a low point in his life, just before Herod was going to have him killed.  Jesus responds with grace and love, telling them to go back to John and describe the many miracles that Jesus was doing.  After they leave, Jesus admonishes the crowd regarding John, saying that he was the greatest man who had lived until that time, and that he was the fulfillment of Malachi’s prophesy about Elijah coming in advance of The Christ.