"This man deserves to have you do this!"
O Really? Based on what?
"He loves our nation and has built our synagogue!"
Truly, how can anyone deserve God to do anything? As fallen, sinful humans, with nothing good in us, how can we command the God who created the Universe to do anything for us, except by His grace and willingness to go out of His way for us that He has done anything for us when all we actually deserve is death (Rom 3:23).
The centurion was right in saying that he did not deserve Jesus to be under his roof, let aone to even talk to him directly.
It wasn't his merit that caused Jesus to heal his servant, but his faith, and trust in Jesus' ability to heal and save that caused it. Again and again Jesus said 'your faith has healed you'.
1 Cor 8:2 "The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know."
Isa 5:21 "Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight."
Gal 6:3 "If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves."
Truly, by our own actions we fall so short. Let us not be fooled into thinking we are something, but come before God humbled and ready for whatever He'd have for us, knowing His plans are good for those who love him.
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