After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. (Luke 7:1-3 ESV)
As Luke sets the stage for this next event, the focus is on thes centurion. Stereotyped as cruel, cold and heartless, this one breaks all the rules. He cares about his servant. He is humble - asking and not demanding. He is willing to depend on others. Why not go himself to ask? Maybe he was even helping to care for his servant, as well as another reason we will see later. Do we care about people? Are we demanding or interceding? Do the multitide of our prayers go for others or ourselves?
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