Friday, September 1, 2017

Matthew 8:13 -- On the Sliding Scale of Trust

"And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour."
Matthew 8:13


This story begins with a centurion who is worried about his sick servant, and who comes to Christ for help.  Jesus told him that he would go and heal him, and the centurion told him that he didn't need to actually come.  He could just say it and it would be done, just as the centurion could command the soldiers under him and get things done.  This is Christ's response.

I like this verse because, like so many other cool things in the gospel, God gives us a sliding scale.  Not *instead* of something more concrete, but in addition to.  If we need something concrete, God offers us the concrete option, just as he offered it to the centurion.  But if we offer more faith, God gives us more--returning more blessings for every tiny step we make progressing in the gospel.

Today, let's take that phrase "As thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee," and incorporate it into our lives (in a positive way), as the centurion did.  The more we trust God, the more God can work with us, and the brighter the hope.

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