Date: Monday, 20th October, 2025
Text: Matthew 8:5-13
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
One thing that is constant about God is that He relates with each person at their individual level of faith. Three believers may pray to the same God about similar issues, yet receive different outcomes—not because God is partial, but because faith determines divine manifestation.
God can do all things, but He does not always do all things for everyone, simply because not everyone believes He can. Jesus repeatedly asked those who came to Him, “Do you believe I am able to do this?” (Matthew 9:28). Though the Lord knows our needs before we ask, He still seeks our partnership through faith. Faith is the platform that gives God permission to perform His wonders.
Wherever Jesus found faith, power was released without delay. The woman with the issue of blood said within herself, “If I may but touch His garment, I shall be made whole.” She didn’t wait for attention or ceremony; her faith touched heaven, and power flowed instantly. Before Jesus even turned to identify her, her miracle had already been sealed.
Faith is a spiritual currency—it purchases divine intervention. Your miracles can be faster than you think if your faith can carry it. The centurion in Matthew 8:5–13 understood this. When he pleaded with Jesus for his servant’s healing, the Master offered to come physically. But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”
That declaration moved Jesus. It was not a priest, nor a prophet, but a Roman soldier—a man of authority—who understood spiritual authority so deeply that Jesus marveled and said, “I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel.” The servant was healed that very moment.
Many of us, even today, still struggle to believe that God can move without physical touch or elaborate rituals. We think miracles only come through long prayers, mountain-top vigils, or dramatic deliverance sessions. But God’s power is not limited by distance, ceremony, or personality—it is released by faith.
Faith is not a religious performance; it is a spiritual conviction that God’s Word is final. Your miracle does not depend on the pastor’s proximity, but on your belief in God’s ability.
Action Nugget: Ask God to increase your faith. Your miracle is as close as your level of belief.
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