In The Unexpected
Part of The Gospel of Luke—The Promise of God Fulfilled
May 14, 2023

Luke 7:1–10 (ESV):

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 marveled 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.

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  2. The centurion

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    before Christ.

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      of Jesus.

Luke 7:11–17 (ESV):
Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

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    in Jesus.
  3. The mother is
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    new life.

Jesus is the

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of all things who has
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over all creation.

Application to Consider this week

  1. Reflect on God’s hand in your life, and how God has worked in your life. It what ways has God showed up that you did not expect? What has God done in your life that you did not expect? What has God used in your life that you did not expect.
  2. Is there someone in your life when you think about Jesus, they are the last person you would expect to accept him? Pray for them and commit to pray for them continually. God often works in people we least expect.
  3. Jesus has power and authority over all creation, this includes our daily life down to the seconds in our day. Is there any areas in your life you are struggling with trusting God? Ask God to reveal those places to you and ask for help trusting Him.
  4. Finally, is there something in your life and you just don’t expect God to do, change, solve, or fix. It could be anything pray for God to intervene. The mother in Luke 7 never expected to hold her son again, but she did. Take your list of unexpected to God. His answer may be no, not yet, or yes but we serve a God who answers prayer, and often works in ways we never expected.