Church of God Mission International – Above Only Daily Devotional By ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA 9 November  2024 | Topic:  GREAT FAITH

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9TH, 2024

GREAT FAITH

MATTHEW 8:7-10

And Jesus saith… I will come and heal him. The centurion answered …Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: … When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

There are only two places in the Bible where Jesus described the faith of an individual as great faith. The first is in our text above and the second is in Matthew 15:21-228 (the healing of the Syrophenician woman’s daughter). In these two scenarios, the people equated the word from Jesus’s mouth to His physical presence. Unlike other people who wanted Jesus to come to their houses to heal the sick, the Centurion told Jesus He didn’t need to come to his house to heal his servant. All he wanted Jesus to do was to speak the word from where He was, and his servant at home would be healed. “Where the word of a king is there is power,” (Eccl.8:4). The centurion understood that Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords and by His word, every other power will bow and submit no matter where they are.

By the righteousness of faith, you understand that Christ doesn’t need to down from heaven or rise from the dead to address a situation, because declaring His word has the same effect, (Rom.10:6-8). When the Bible says faith comes by hearing the word of God, the word of God is the Gospel of Christ, (Rom.10:13-17). Jesus is what God is saying. God said, “This is my beloved Son, hear Him.” The Gospel of Christ is the power of God (Rom.1:16), and God confirms/gives credence to His word with signs and wonders, (Mark 16:20).

FAITH DECLARATION:
MY FAITH IS IN CHRIST ALONE. THE WORD OF GOD IN MY MOUTH IS AS POWERFUL AS THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF JESUS.

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