Title Be It As You Believe
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Hymn: 343 (New Hymn No. 544) 'I can't even cry'
Meditation: The Lord lamented the lack of faith in this age. Faith restores the family and makes it a base for miracles.
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
main text:'… Let it be done as you have believed.” And the servant was healed in that hour (Matthew 8:13)
When one member of the family becomes ill, the whole family falls into anxieties, worries, and anxieties. What is the religious way to solve these problems? The text shows the faith of a centurion. This centurion brought this matter to the Lord when a servant of his family was terribly suffering from a paralysis. At this time, the Lord saw the centurion's faith and blessed it, saying, "It shall be done according to your faith."
How did the centurion believe that he was blessed? The centurion had confidence in the character of the Lord (v. 5). He 'come to the Lord and pray'. I did not turn back, doubting whether the Lord would tolerate someone like me.
Like a Syrobonite woman, he was a centurion who was convinced of the Lord's mercy and love and trusted only on the Lord, transcending his personality, face, and self-esteem. The Lord blessed the Syrophoenician woman, saying, “Woman, great is your faith; it will be done as you wish” (Matthew 15:28). Likewise, He blessed the centurion by saying, “According to your faith it shall be done.” The centurion was sure that the Lord would heal the servant. When the Lord saw the centurion's confident faith, he praised it, saying, "I have never found such great faith" (verse 10). Acts 53:4 says, “Surely he [the Lord] took our sorrows and carried our sorrows.”
The Lord did not only bear our sins, but also our diseases. And I had confidence in the power of the Lord (verse 6). If you don't know the Lord's power right away, you are committing the sin of unbelief that limits the Lord's power yourself. What power does the Lord have? As the Creator, he has the power of creation and the power of re-creation. The Lord who designed and created man has the power to heal man's mental and physical defects. Therefore, like a father who has a son with epilepsy, what do you mean, "If it is possible, nothing is impossible for those who believe" (Matthew 9:23), believing in the words of the Lord, and coming to the Lord, Let's get all the problems solved.
Prayer: Help us to fulfill the mission of this age and live as capable people. I pray in Jesus name. Amen.