199th Post Jesus on Faith Con't. - Luke 7:9

Luke 7: 9 The healing of the Centurion's Servant (see blog #189 also).
I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
This passage comes right after Jesus Sermon on the Mount; and was about 1.1/2 years into Jesus earthly ministry. The Luke account gives way more information about this Roman Centurion, than the account in Matthew 8: 13. Matthew was silent on whether or not the Centurion was a believer. Luke, on the other hand, tells you the Centurion was not only a Jewish believer but helped build the Synagogue in Capernaum and that he loved the Jewish people. The Luke account tells you that the Centurion had Jewish leaders go to Jesus and ask Him to heal his servant, because the Roman felt unworthy to ask Jesus himself. This tells you that the Centurion knew Jewish Customs, and was willing to humble himself for the sake of his servant. This Centurion had the right understanding of God, that Jesus was trying to teach the other Jews. The Jews thought the rituals would save them, not what the rituals were trying to teach them about God. Clearly this Centurion had gotten this message, and changed his life accordingly, by practicing what he had learned. I believe this is why, this story was listed twice in our book. The Centurion's understanding of authority, was enough for Jesus to heal his servant. Then this account in Luke, does not dwell on the Centurion's knowledge of authority, but on his understanding of the Jews, their customs and their religion. The Centurion was the whole package, and got his needs met for two different reasons. Do you have a faith like this Roman Centurion? You can, with a little work. How are you going to be remembered??