Luke the beloved physician wrote when Jesus, “had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 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. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this. For he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue”, and in chapter seven and verse six of his book Luke shared how “the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not yourself”, where we read:
Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not yourself: for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof:
The verse reads, “Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not yourself:” Luke began with the words, “then Jesus” or “at that time Jesus who is the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate whose name means Jehovah is Salvation” “went with them” which means “departed and left with the elders of the Jews”. “And when” or “and at the time and moment” “he was now not far from the house” which means “Jesus was at the time when He was not a long distance from the dwelling place where the centurion's servant was located”, “the centurion” which refers to “the officer in the Roman army who was the captain of one hundred men” “sent friends to him” or “discharged associates and companions to Jesus”, “saying unto him” which means “uttering, declaring and proclaiming to Jesus”, “Lord” or “One to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah”, “trouble not yourself” which means “vex, annoy and harass not your own self”. Luke shared how Jesus departed with the “elders of the Jews” who were sent to Him, and as He neared the home where the “centurion's servant” was located, the centurion sent his companions to Jesus to tell Him not to “trouble” Himself with appearing at his home.
The verse goes on to say, “for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof:” Luke continued with words, “for I am not worthy” which means “because, since and on account that I, the centurion, am not enough, insufficient and unfit” “that you should enter” or “that Jesus should arise, appear and make entrance” “under my roof” which means “beneath the covering of the centurion's home”. Luke shared how the “centurion” sent a message to Jesus that he was “unworthy” to have Jesus “enter” his home.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we discover the “humility” of the “centurion” as he sent word to Jesus that He was “not worthy” for Jesus to enter his home. We admire this type of humility, and those who come to Jesus in this manner have understood who He is and what He is capable of doing in their lives. Pride separates from God, and the first step in receiving “salvation” that Jesus Christ offers to people, is to “deny yourself” (See Matthew 16:24). Those who “deny themselves” find Jesus ready to receive them as their “Savior and Lord”.
Next time Luke shares how the centurion tells Jesus, “say in a word, and my servant shall be healed”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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