My dear friend, what causes Jesus to be amazed? Only twice in the Bible is Jesus astonished. Once, He marvels at the unbelief of those from His hometown of Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6). The second time He marvels at the faith of the centurion.

 

Positively, He’s in awe of a centurion. This non-Jewish man was well liked by the Jewish community.  Actually Jewish elders went to Jesus in behalf of this man’s servant who was sick (Luke 7:3-5). Since the Jews considered Gentiles as unclean dogs, this is incredible. Would you have anyone from a different ethnicity go to bat for you? How do those outside your nationality view you?

 

The centurion exhibited such great faith in Jesus that Luke records, “When Jesus heard these things, He MARVELED at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, ‘I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel’ (Luke 7:10).

 

Jesus honors those who trust Him to do the impossible. Moreover, He marvels at those who exhibit great faith in His ability. I pray that God will cultivate a loving heart in you toward all people and that your faith will cause Jesus to marvel.