The Centurion's Faith in Healing

A centurion had a servant who was sick with palsy—a type of paralysis. When someone was

struck with this palsy they usually died a few days later. This centurion heard

that Jesus was in Capernaum and sought the Lord to heal his servant. Jesus agreed to

go to the man’s house to heal the servant but the centurion, a man of apparently

great humility and faith, said that he was not worthy to have the Lord come to

his house. But this man also understood authority. He believed that Jesus’ power was

such that He could order the healing be done from a great distance and the person would be

healed. The man departed with confidence knowing that his servant was healed.