662. The Faith of a Roman Officer — Matthew 8:5-17

662.

The Centurion's Faith

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Today's Passage: Matthew 8:5-17

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Thank You for meeting me, LORD.
I welcome you into this place.
Please prepare my heart Jehovah.
Thank you for insight.

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7th strategy.
Repetitive Reading

• Begin by getting your heart ready to receive the words that God has laid down for us on this page. Ask Him to give you what you need to hear. Ask Him to give you the mind of Christ to be able to remember this strategy and continue it throughout the day.
• Read the passage completely. Ask God to give you one verse that resonates in your heart today.
• Write the verse down on a pad of paper, sticky note, or even on your phone in notes or your calendar.
• Pray and ask God to give you a number of times to repeat this verse throughout the day. Write that number underneath the verse.
• Or ask Him if it would be better for you to read and repeat the verse three times and then do that again later in the day. Asking how many times to have this little repetitive session and writing that down under the verse.
• Every time you repeat the verse mark a tally under the verse.
• Do this throughout the day. Try to reach your set goal or above it.
• At the end of the day attempt to speak the verse without looking at it.
• Before bed repeat the verse again either rereading it off of the paper, or quoting it from memory. Either is a glory to God.
• And remember, God gleans great pleasure when you stop and thank Him for being with your throughout your day.
  

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5. When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,
6. "Lord, my young servant 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.
Matthew 8:5-17 NLT

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