Matthew 8:8 ~ 8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!

The centurion is one of my heroes. His Faith was so great he even prompted Jesus to let the crowd know how marvelous and pleasing this man’s faith was.

The centurion had the faith of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

He basically was saying whether you will or you won’t Lord, I know you can and all you have to do is say the word and healing takes place.

The centurion was acknowledging his faith in Jesus’ omnipotence and omnipresence. He knew that even there in that location, Jesus was elsewhere too. Jesus was with him and Jesus was with his sick and tormented servant elsewhere.

Jesus is everywhere and in everything. If we humble ourselves as the centurion soldier of high ranking did, have faith, and make our requests known, I am persuaded to believe it pleases God and that miracles can happen.

I desire to have the faith of the centurion soldier. I don’t have it. Lord help my unbelief. I have the faith of a grain of mustard seed and will continue to exercise it. I will ask. I will be unwavering believing I will receive in my due season and even if I don’t receive, I will not bow to fear, judgment and hate.

How can I increase my faith?

Faith comes by hearing and hearing comes from the Word of God. How can they hear without a preacher?

I will keep reading the Word. I will keep listening to The Preacher. I will keep moving forward