The Amazing Faith of the Centurion

           In the New Testament we learn of a man who had faith a whole lot larger than a grain of mustard seed. In fact Jesus said:" ..I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel" Matthew 8:10  Out of all the prayers of the Bible, this one stands out the most to me. Why you might ask? Because this centurion " knew in whom he had believed". There was no hint of " Lord I believe help my unbelief".  When Jesus said; " I will come and heal him", the centurion explained why it wasn't necessary for Jesus to go to his house... that all He had to do was speak the word only and his servant would be healed Matthew 8:8
            Talk about about faith!  Correct me if I am wrong, but I can't think of any other place in the bible or any other prayers of the bible whereby Jesus healed "johnny on the spot" without having to go to someone or someplace. Oh yes, He may have been somewhere that didn't require Him to go, but that's not what I am talking about. He went to the ruler of the synagogue's house in order to raise the damsel from the dead...to Lazarus's tomb, He went . No where were prayers of the bible answered with such faith
            Apparently this guy hung out with Jesus enough to get to know Him. This centurion was impressed with Jesus , whom he  likened to himself as one under authority. He recognized  that Jesus wasn't just an ordinary man, but that he had all of the power of God Almighty behind Him.
             Another jewel of information that I believe most people over look  regarding the character of the centurion is the fact of his humility. Keep in mind that a centurion ranked between an officer and a non commissioned officer; in today's vernacular that would be about the same as  a sergeant major. This places him in a position of great responsibility and authority. For someone else in his position it may have been too humbling for him to go to Jesus. If he had been stuck on himself no way would this conversation ever take place.
              America could really use him as president today!