Faith

2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.  3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.  4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:  5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.  6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:  7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.  8 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.  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 (Luke 7:2-9).

     There are a couple of things that stand out in this passage. One is that the Centurion was likely Roman, and not a Jew.  Another is that in spite of the Centurion’s lack of religious history, he was a decent man (he was concerned for his servant).  And finally, the Centurion had great faith and that faith was in the person and work of Jesus Christ.  It is ultimately the Centurion’s great faith that prompted Christ to heal the servant.  Great faith always produces great results, some times immediately, and other times more slowly, but great results are produced none-the- less.