When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. "Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering."
Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him." The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith" ... Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour. - Matthew 8:5-10,13
The acknowledgment of the centurion here is marvelled at by Christ Himself. The man of influence understands what it's like to be a commander, a leader; yet he knows his limitations, and here readily gives Jesus the authority to take over.
Many times, we try too hard to handle our own problems. Let's learn to be like the centurion. Let us put in our due efforts, and ask Jesus to take over whatever we cannot handle ourselves.
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