Matthew 8.5-13: " And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.  The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.  For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.  And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. " Hi all! These events  related by  the scriptures come after a series of teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Mountain (Sermon on the Mount) on the laws and principles that govern the kingdom of heaven, the Lord for hours has mobilized his audience in parables about the Kingdom of Heaven, the crowds present were captivated by the relevance of his revelations as his teaching was impregnated with authority .They also occur after healing of the leper by the Lord Jesus Christ. Indeed his teaching revealed fundamental truths about how to live the kingdom of heaven on earth because we are heavenly citizens, our eternal home in heaven on earth so that our lives should reflect our kingdom, our lives must be consistent with the laws and principles that govern the kingdom of heaven, our lives must be imbued with the love and awe of our God. We must glorify him with our thoughts, our words, our actions during our pilgrim stay, Ambassador all the days he grants us before our trip down here for eternity! What is impressive in this Bible story is the story of a military leader, the Roman centurion (pagan) of his state believed in the providential grace of God to work a miracle in the life of his dying servant . History reveals that in other texts including that of Luke (7.1-10) that this is the centurion who had built the synagogue of the Jews to demonstrate his love, his devotion, his faith in Jehovah God that foreign s' was revealed exclusively to the Jewish people in that time. Having heard that Jesus entered Capernaum village fish sinners where Jesus had enrolled Peter, Andrew, Jacques, Jean as his first disciples, the centurion precipitate to meet him to beg Jesus to heal his servant. He recognized in Jesus the Messiah, Jehovah Rapha "The Lord who heals us," the Savior of mankind, the Lord of lords, King of kings, the Prince of Peace, Eternal Father, the Almighty. He knew in his inner self that only Jesus Christ could change the condition of his dying servant, that only him could provide a real solution to his problem. He knew he was the one who said, "Yes and no one can say no," he is the one who "opens and no one can shut," he is the one who "blessed and no one can curse" that it is the one who "say a word and it was done," he is the one who "rises and nobody can belittle", it is one that "warrants and no one can condemn," he is the one which "protects us and nobody can touch us," he is the one who "delivered us from the pit of corruption" that he is the one who "fight for us and gives us to live in victory," that he is the one who "heals us of all our diseases and infirmities" .In sum he knew that nothing is impossible with Jesus Christ and that no matter how hopeless situation, no matter his past failures, no matter what people think or say about him, the Lord Jesus Christ alone has the last word in his life! It is he who has the final verdict! We will see later how to Roman centurion he who had under his command a hundred soldiers to whom he gave the orders and he obeyed in return, he was just an ordinary man of little authority, by analogy believed the Lord of glory to him who held the power and authority needed only to give an order to his servant recovers his health without having to move home. He believed a single word of Jesus Christ is better than millions of human words in respect to the power and authority it carries. Jesus Christ has the last word in your life! We too must believe in the word of Jesus Christ in his revelation to change our condition, as the centurion here are 4 principles that we must observe:  1. Implore  the exceptional grace of the Lord Jesus Christ in your situation in prayer for him to change your situation  " And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (John 14.13-14) "  2. Have faith as the centurion that one word of Jesus Christ will change your condition " The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. (Matthew 8.8) " 3. Demonstrate the bold faith in speaking the language of faith. "For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.  And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.  (Matthew 8.9-13) ... (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. (Romans 4.17-18) ... A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Proverbs 18.20-21) " 4. Receive your  miracle by faith. "And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. (Matthew  8:13)." At the end of this message I call you after reading this message imploring the exceptional grace of the Lord in your life to release his living and effective word in your life to change your condition and your story. For he alone has the final say in your life "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. (Isaiah 44.6) ... I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Revelation 22.13) " Pst. DANY BAVOUA Prayer Points -Confess Your sins, turn away from all evil ways, asked the precious blood of Christ to cleanse you from all sin according to 1 John 1.9 - Invites the Lord Jesus Christ in your heart and your life as your Lord and Savior by faith prayer according to Romans 10.9-10 -Observe And put into practice the 4 principles of the message that Jesus Christ send this word in your life that will change your condition -Inspire Yourself  with the message to other prayer requests and pray as the Holy Spirit leads you