Teachings of Jesus - SOM

The Healing of the Centurion’s Servant (Matt. 8:5-14)

In Matthew Eight, we have a beautiful story in the life of Jesus, which shows his great compassion and love for humanity: the healing of the centurion’s servant. Note that the centurion would not allow Jesus to come to his house, but asked him to speak the word only.
The centurion, being a man in authority on the physical plane, recognized that Jesus exercised like on the mental and spiritual planes. Without this recognition, he would not have known that Jesus could heal his servant by the power of his word. “Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.” It is no wonder Jesus marveled at this faith. And how quickly was this faith answered by an affirmative response from a heart of love and a mind of understanding. “Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.”
How simple the words, yet how fraught with meaning! What majesty and what might! Is it not necessary to suppose that the power of this spoken word? Is it not necessary to suppose that the word of man – when spoken in compliance with the law of truth – is also all powerful? We cannot believe that Jesus had an occult power not possessed by other men. To think this would be superstition. We certainly cannot suppose that he was especially endowed with power from on high, for this would be to believe in a partial God. There is but one logical explanation of the power of Jesus: that he believed what he taught, and so completely lived his teachings, that he was able to demonstrate them. But we should remember that his will was ever in accord with the Divine Mind.
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