January 10's readings

Want to talk a cute young thing into marriage? Try giving her a nose ring. Genesis 23:1-24:51
The centurion’s faith: Matthew 8:1-17
Strike them with terror: Psalm 9:13-20
Trust in the Lord with all your heartProverbs 3:1-6

In today’s readings, it’s the story of the centurion in Matthew that moves me. He was a Roman soldier, yet he trusted Jesus with healing a servant he cared about. Just Jesus’ word was all that was needed. Perhaps the centurion knew that Jesus is God and, as God, His word was what created everything in existence.

Jesus, as Creator has entire dominion over everything, including the nations (see today’s psalm). The Lord is supreme. Yet, His love for us is so great He jumps to heal us.

Proverbs 3:5 is a good one to memorize. Take it from the experience of the centurion. He trusted in the Lord and leaned not on his own understanding. His own understanding would have told him to give up on his servant being healed. But his trust in the Lord is what wound up winning out & being a proper perspective on the situation. Oh, how stress free we would be if we trusted in the Lord like He deserves!