MATTHEW 8.5-13
I HAVE NOT FOUND SUCH FAITH IN ISRAEL

The Lord Jesus can receive any man who truly trusts Him, no matter how far away the man may be or how many barriers may seem to stand in the way. When a centurion approached Him and asked for help, Jesus received him and commended him for his great faith. This passage in Matthew 8.5-13 is very important for our understanding of faith as well as for our understanding of the person of Christ. We will come to see in this lesson that these two, faith and the Lord Jesus, are one. They cannot be separated. This is what we read in Matthew 8.5-13.

Matthew 8.5. Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,
6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”
7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
9 “For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
11 “And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 “But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.