Ever wonder how far should we humble ourselves before others?
Read Matthew 8:5-13 and journal your thoughts
So this story is actually a pretty crazy, here we have a Roman Centurion coming and asking Jesus to heal his servant. First we need to understand that this Centurion is a man coming from a position of power, who was in charge of 100 men. Obviously the Romans were the ones who held the power over the Jews, and thus Jesus. Yet he comes to Jesus asking for help. In this time and culture, this is an incredible act of humility. Almost like an owner kneeling before their servant.
Second, notice who the Centurion is asking Jesus to heal, his servant. Why? It’s not like servants in those days had a special relationship with the ones they worked for. Usually if something like this would have happened the master would send the servant to an infirmary or to a relative’s house, who usually would not have cared for the sick one, or they would not have been able to take care of them. But this Centurion has home, he is serving his servant. This is the context of this Centurion humbling himself before Jesus. This is humility.
Today pray that God would make you aware of those moments when you should humble yourselves to serve someone else.
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