The Healing of the Centurion's Servant

The Healing of the Centurion’s Servant
Luke 7.1-10

The soldier walks forward slowly into the jungle. His task is to protect villagers from terrorists; every step means danger. Suddenly a command reaches him on his radio. His senior officer has seen where the enemy are hiding. He must obey instantly, not only for his own sake but in order to get the job done. It isn’t what he was expecting, but he has been trained to do what he’s told without hesitation.

That kind of clear authority and automatic obedience is vital in certain dangerous jobs. Authority like this works almost like a machine: an order goes out from the top, and each rank underneath does what they are told, passing on the word to those below them...

Taken from Luke for Everyone – by Tom Wright