![]() He has taught them with words what it means to follow Him. Luke 6 contains Christ’s discipleship manual. This passage comes right after the conclusion of Jesus’ instructions to his disciples on how to be a disciple. Luke 7:1-10 will provide some help on understanding what great faith is and how to get it. As I studied the passage, I came to a new understanding of what great faith is, how it is developed and how great faith produces great results. It comes from a shocking person, and produces some shocking truths. In Luke 7:1-10, Jesus encounters a man who had great faith. Then I came to Luke 7 in my study this week. I must not even have little faith.įurthermore, if Peter’s faith, which got him to step out of a boat into a howling storm was little faith, then what in the world does great faith look like? I don’t think I would have gotten out of that boat. Whatever kind of faith they had, I’m in the same boat. What about the other disciples still holding on to the boat for dear life? What about them? If Peter is a man of little faith, what are they? Men of no faith? They must have some faith. Peter? A man of little faith? He’s the one that got out of the boat! But as Jesus stretches out his hand to Peter, Jesus says to him, “Oh you of little faith. He cries out to Jesus, “Lord, save me!”Īnd of course, Jesus does. His logic and his faith begin to war with one another, so he begins to sink. The wind is above him, the waves are all around him. But after a few steps, Peter’s brain kicks into gear, and realizes that what he is doing is impossible. So, Peter steps out of the boat, and walks across the water to Jesus. But some of them think it is Jesus, and Peter says, “Lord, if it is you, tell me come to you on the water.” And when the disciples see him, some are afraid it is ghost. That’s a long time to be in the middle of the storm.īut when Jesus is done praying, he gets up and walks on the water to them. A careful reading of the text indicates they had been struggling with the wind and the waves for about six hours. They are struggling for their very lives. ![]() ![]() So here they are, in a small boat, on the stormy sea, alone. But now, Jesus is not with them because He stayed on the shore to pray. Earlier, in Matthew 8, a similar storm had threatened their lives, and Jesus had calmed the storm with a word. As the disciples cross the Sea of Galilee, a great storm comes up, and they fear they are going to drown. ![]() I was shocked a few weeks ago, to read in Matthew 14 Christ’s rebuke of Peter. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:ħ Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.Ĩ For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth and to another, Come, and he cometh and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.ĩ When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.ġ0 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.II. 1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.Ģ And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.ģ And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.Ĥ And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:ĥ For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.Ħ Then Jesus went with them.
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