Isn’t it remarkable that the Lord Jesus found greater faith in a Gentile centurion than in any of the nation of Israel? Although the elders of the Jews said that this centurion was worthy to have his servant healed, the centurion did not consider himself worthy to go to the Lord or that He should enter his house. He knew that the Lord had more authority than he and only needed to speak the word and his servant would be healed. Did the Lord Jesus disappoint his great faith? No, He may test our faith, but He will never disappoint it!
Sin has brought so much sorrow into the world. Everywhere we go there are cemeteries. As the Lord drew near to the city of Nain, there was a funeral coming out and a poor widow was weeping because her only son had died. Why was he dead? Because “sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12).
John the Baptist was in prison and was getting a little discouraged. Did the Lord Jesus, the Lamb of God, have the power to get John out of that awful place? Sometimes we fail in faith as John, for he thought that the Lord had forgotten about him. The same hour that his disciples were with the Lord, many were cured of infirmities, plagues and evil spirits, and the blind were made to see. The Lord certainly has the power to deliver us in any circumstance, but we should be submissive to His will.
Simon the Pharisee didn’t consider himself to be as great a sinner as the woman who was washing the Lord’s feet with her tears and wiping them with her hair. It was the custom to provide guests with water for their feet and greet them with a kiss. Simon did neither of these things. He showed little love for the Lord, while she showed by her faith and works how much she loved Him.
1. What did a certain centurion do that showed he loved the nation of Israel? __________ Luke 7:___
2. When the Lord Jesus said to a young man who was dead, “Arise,” what did he do? __________ Luke 7:___
3. When the disciples of John asked, “Art Thou He that should come? or look we for another?” what did Jesus do that same hour? __________ Luke 7:___
4. A woman anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Simon knew that she was __________, and he thought Jesus should have known too. Luke 7:___
5. The woman loved the Lord very much, as shown by all that she did for Him, but it was her __________ that saved her. Luke 7:___