Faith of the Roman Officer
Taken from Matthew 8: 5-10 and Matthew 8:13
When Jesus arrived in Capernaum, a Roman officer came to Jesus and pleaded with him. He told Jesus that his young servant was in bed, paralyzed and that his’ servant was in a lot of pain. Jesus told the Roman officer that he would go with him and heal the young servant. But, the Roman officer told Jesus that he wasn’t worthy to have Jesus in his home. If Jesus would just say the word from where he was at, then his servant would be healed. The Roman officer knew that Jesus had authority from God, and that he could heal his servant. Just think the Roman soldier had so much faith that he told Jesus “Just say the word from where you are at, and my servant will be healed.” That meant that he believed that Jesus could heal his servant without having to touch him or even see him. Now, the Roman officer knew all about authority, for his superior officers had authority over him. That meant that he had to do what his superior officers told him. And the Roman officer had authority over the soldiers that were under him. The soldiers had to do whatever he told them to do. If he told the soldiers to go somewhere they had to go, and if he told the soldiers to come there they had to obey.
When Jesus heard what the Roman officer had to say, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all of the land of Israel.” Then Jesus told the Roman officer to go home, and what he believed would happen. So the Roman officer young servant was healed that very hour.
Questions:
Draw a line from the question to the correct answer
What did the Roman officer want Jesus to do? | That very hour |
What was wrong with the Roman officer’s young servant? | Israel |
How did the Roman officer want Jesus to heal his young servant? | He knew that Jesus had authority from God |
What made the Roman officer think that Jesus could heal his servant? | He was paralyzed |
Jesus hadn’t seen faith like the Roman officer had in all of the land of | Just by saying the word |
Did Jesus heal the young servant? | Heal his young servant |
When was the young servant healed? | yes |
