Not Being Stumbled In The Lord To Receive His Blessing
NOT BEING STUMBLED
IN THE LORD TO RECEIVE HIS BLESSING
In Luke 7:1-35 three matters are covered: the Man-Savior curing the dying one with a word (vv. 1-10), the Man-Savior showing pity to the weeping mother by raising up her dead son (vv. 11-17), and the Man-Savior strengthening His forerunner (vv. 18-35). It may not seem that there is any connection between these three in stances. Actually, these matters are related.
CURING THE DYING ONE WITH A WORD
Luke 7:1 and 2 say, "After He completed all His words in the hearing of the people, He en tered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's slave, who was highly valued by him, was ill and about to die." A centurion was an officer over one hundred in the Roman army. This centurion represents the believing Gentiles, who are saved through faith in the Lord's word (v. 7).
Having heard about Jesus, this centurion "sent to Him elders of the Jews, requesting that He might come and bring his slave safely through