Daily Bible Reading 12th June 2026 // Luke 7:1-10
1 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” 6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go’, and he goes; and to another, ‘Come’, and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this’, and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.
He perceived that Jesus was one whose word was with power. This is the kind of faith the leper showed when he ran to Jesus saying, 'If Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean' (Luke 5:12-14), as also did the nobleman in John 4:46ff, of whom it is said that he 'believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him' and went home to find his son had been healed. This is the kind of faith that always delights the Son of God. He loves to be trusted! Faith in His Word - this is one great lesson for us to learn here. Saving faith is not believing in a historical Figure, but believing the testimony God has given us in His Word concerning His Son, and believing on Him, resting on Him, trusting in Him because we believe what the Scriptures say concerning Him. But we must note the implications of this, so far as the centurion was concerned. He believed that Christ's presence was not needed for the healing of his servant. To him, Christ's word was as good as His presence. That was a faith that far transcended even that of the disciples at this time, for faith to them was generally associated with His presence. It is salutary for us to realise this, for there are many that seem to imagine that some strange 'experience' must overtake them before they can be saved. Not so: it is a matter of believing the word of God, believing the testimony God gives in the Scriptures concerning His Son, and stepping out in faith in Him.