Great faith

Luke 7: 9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Great faith, what is that exactly? When would Jesus say about us that we have great faith? How would our faith be defined in order to be appointed as a great faith? The centurion in Capernaum had it, and Jesus said about him. Not just casually by or against his disciples, but against the crowd. He even turned for ti. Let's take a look to what great faith is and how it looks like.

First of all there was of course the fact that the centurion asked Jesus to help. The doctors had no solution more and the servant of the centurion was sick in bed. When the centurion sent some elders of the people to Jesus to ask him to make his servant better. The centurion was expecting it of Jesus, he had nowhere else to find it. Jesus was his hope and in Jesus his expectations. The relief and rescue had to come from Jesus, and there was even the Roman aware of.

Then Jesus comes to him to heal his servant. But when Jesus comes near his house, he sends some of his friends to Jesus to say, I am not worthy that You come into my house. The important Roman humbles himself to Jesus. He could get Jesus under duress, he could behead every Jew with a snap of his fingers, but he humbled himself by Jesus too important and too sacred to enter his house. Now we do not have to keep Jesus out, but we should welcome him in our homes. But our attitude toward Jesus, an attitude of humility before the Son of God, which is part of the great faith of this Roman. Are also like that upon to Jesus? Or do we find ourselves more important?

And as icing on the cake is that seeing God's omnipotence in Jesus Christ. The centurion knows that Jesus just needs to speak and it happens. But when Jesus will say: get cured, then it will happen. He thinks big of Jesus and believes in His power. How do we do that? Do we believe in the omnipotence of Christ? Can He and will He forgive our sins? Does He has overcome Satan and deprived of his power?

And this Roman was also good for the Jews. He loved them and he even helped to build a synagogue. He was not a ruler, and found himself so important. No, he would love to hand out to the people around him. That too is part of the faith, do good to our neighbor. And how do we do that? What do we do for our neighbor?

Jesus said those who maintain and continue to believe in my name, which I will give you the crown of life in heaven. The faith of the Roman is an example for us. If we follow that example and thus put our full trust in Jesus, humbly bow before Him and see God's omnipotence in him, we too will receive the crown. Therefore fight the good fight and work to a great faith. Not to feel yourself better and to be better than the rest, but because Jesus Christ is worthy to be served by a great faith.