Luke 7:13 “When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”    At first glance this seems a very unfeeling thing to say. Here this widow woman has lost her only son, and her only supporter. Her situation is doubly pathetic. She has lost all that she…

Luke 7:12 “And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.”   Do not for a minute miss the significance of this beautiful miracle. Are…

Luke 7:11 “Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd.”    There is always a crowd. Except for when really bad things are happening or the going is rough. Then only the most committed disciples stick around.…

Luke 7:10 “And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick.”    It is quite interesting here how Luke chooses to report the event of the actual healing. He does not here record what Jesus said to the servants in regards to the healing itself. We know…

Luke 7:9 “When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!”    It is hard to imagine Jesus being astonished! But, that is the clear meaning here. How? How…

Luke 7:8 “For I also am a man placed under authority, having 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.”    Jesus told His disciples on one occasion that they needed the faith of a child, else…

Luke 7:7 “Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.”    It was the Word of Christ back at the very beginning that framed the world. The centurion understood that this was all that was needed. Jesus has at His disposal…

Luke 7:6 “Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.”   This particular event in the earthly ministry of Christ has always…

Luke 7:5 “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.”    This man was a patron of the Jews. Patronage is an ancient system that anyone would do well to research. Many things in the New Testament are better understood through an understanding of patronage. This man may also have been considered…

Luke 7:4 “And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving,”    We know from Jesus’ reaction to the centurion that the Jew’s impression of this man was not far off. But, how deserving is deserving? What really does one have to…