January 23

A Roman Centurion, not exactly what you would think of when you need someone to spiritually discern the truth of the matter, correctly assessed the miraculous happenings of the death of Jesus. This man was a trained soldier and torturer/killer. Yet, when he saw the death of Christ, the darkness, the crowd and everything that surrounded this scene of history, (surely all of heaven was watching), he concluded, “surely this is a righteous man” and he gave praise to God. He was moved by the Spirit and was able to see the truth! That is what we pray for right? We pray for that very thing! That people’s eyes are open to the truth. How did it happen here? The death of our Savior, the presence of God and miraculous happenings. It is obvious that Jesus isn’t going to die again, but the other two components are within our grasp. The presence of God and the working of miracles – hmmm… sounds like something the Jesus lived like and that we can too!