As Thou Hast Believed

"And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.  And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour."  Matthew 8:13.  A centurion of authority had come to request of Jesus that his servant be healed.  He confessed that he was unworthy of Jesus coming into his house.  He wanted Jesus to "speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed."  verse 8.  We are unworthy because of sin, but Jesus has the power to make us worthy.  By our faith, we can be healed of the most deadly disease of sin.  By faith, we can confess the saving power of Christ.  By faith, we can become sons of God.  As we believe, so can we become.  The Savior opens his arms to those of faith.  The Christ hears the cry of those of faith.  Faith can open our heart and we approach Christ even though we know that we are unworthy.  Jesus accepted not only the centurion, but also the leper.  Those high and those low could come to Christ.  You can come, and I can come.  As we believe, we can receive the blessing of healing and acceptance.  We, through faith, become conquerors in Christ Jesus.  In this selfsame hour, we can know the love and grace of Jesus Christ if we but believe.