DAILY READINGS: Joshua 9; Isaiah 6; Luke 23:13-46
For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Luke 7:8
It was an awkward situation for the Jewish leaders; they didn’t believe in Jesus Christ, yet the centurion who had been kind to them requested them to ask Jesus to heal his ill servant. The centurion’s humility was evident; he did not ask Christ to come to his gentile home. His knowledge of authority and responsibility was also commendable. What is the lesson for us? We too must be under God ordained authority to honour God and serve others in His name. The only other system of authority is satanic and the believer cannot honour God while under Satan’s rule. —Warren Henderson
My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad, the honours of Thy name.—Charles Wesley