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WORD FOCUS: HOW DO YOU SEE GOD?

SUNDAY 5TH AUG., 2018

WORD FOCUS: HOW DO YOU SEE GOD?
TEXT: Luke 7:9 “When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel….”

The way you see Jesus, the revelation that you have of Him, will not affect God’s acceptance of you, but it will surely affect your acceptance of what God has for you and likewise will affect how you receive from Him. Consider the Roman centurion who told Jesus, “You don’t have to come to my house. Just speak the Word and my servant at home will be healed.” (Luke 7:6–7) Compare him with Jairus, the ruler of a synagogue, who told Jesus, “My daughter is dying. Please come to my house and lay Your hands on her, and she shall live.” (Mk 5:22–23). Do you know that Jesus does not have to go to your house to heal you? So why did Jesus follow Jairus to his house? Jesus had to come down to Jairus’ level of faith. Jairus believed that his daughter could be healed, only if Jesus came and laid His hands on her. The centurion was different. He said, “Lord, You don’t have to come to my house. I know who You are.” This centurion believed that Jesus would not have to come to his house for his servant to be healed. He believed that Jesus only needed to speak the Word. He said, to Jesus “Just speak the Word and my servant at home will be healed.”

Do you know Who Jesus is? The centurion had a greater understanding of who Jesus is than Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, and he wasn’t even a Jew! Jesus asked his disciples, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” (Mark 4:40) He even remarked, “O you of little faith.” (Matt 6:30) But to the woman whose daughter was demon-possessed, He said, “O woman, great is your faith!” (Matt 15:28) Back to the centurion, He declared, “I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” God’s desire for you is to have a divine understanding of Who Jesus is because when your revelation of Jesus is big, you will know what has been freely given to you. So, when you actually know and believe what is yours in Christ Jesus, you will be blessed in all things!

MEDITATION: Eph 1:17-20

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JUDGES 17/ACTS 21/JER.31/MARK 6

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