And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.” Luke 7:6 - In our chapter we have a story of a Roman centurion with a servant who was dying and calls upon Jesus to heal. Seeing himself as unworthy of Jesus’ presence in his house, the Roman sends others to Jesus who was on His way to stop Jesus. The Roman knew that Jesus could just say the word from far off and the servant would be healed, a measure of faith that even Jesus marveled at. Here we have a Roman who was highly respected by Jewish leaders, did kind work for those who couldn’t repay, and even had a faith that Jesus marveled at…yet see how he viewed himself. Unworthy. Unworthy of Jesus even coming into his house. This is the sort of humility that God is seeking out from His followers. Not someone who sees their social standing as reasoning for their special treatment in the church. Not someone who sees their long list of good deeds making it so Jesus is obligated to meet their needs. A believer ought to understand they are never worthy on their own of Jesus. No action we take or devotion we give can make us worthy to be given Jesus. He is too wonderful and we are too unworthy. When we remember, like the Roman did, that we don’t deserve Jesus, it makes His presence and work in our lives all the more precious. How amazing is it that we have a God who sees our sin, knows how unworthy we are in ourselves, yet still chooses to count us worthy enough to die for. What a wonderful God we serve! I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3536
Question To Ponder: What may be something in one’s life that they may use as a reason they believe they deserve God’s blessing?
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