7:1 耶穌對百姓講完了這一切的話，就進了迦百農。
7:2 有一個百夫長所寶貴的僕人害病，快要死了。
7:3 百夫長風聞耶穌的事，就託猶太人的幾個長老去求耶穌來救他的僕人。
7:4 他們到了耶穌那裡，就切切地求他說：「你給他行這事是他所配得的；
7:5 因為他愛我們的百姓，給我們建造會堂。」
7:6 耶穌就和他們同去。離那家不遠，百夫長託幾個朋友去見耶穌，對他說：「主啊！不要勞動；因你到我舍下，我不敢當。
7:7 我也自以為不配去見你，只要你說一句話，我的僕人就必好了。
7:8 因為我在人的權下，也有兵在我以下，對這個說：『去！』他就去；對那個說：『來！』他就來；對我的僕人說：『你做這事！』他就去做。」
7:9 耶穌聽見這話，就希奇他，轉身對跟隨的眾人說：「我告訴你們，這麼大的信心，就是在以色列中，我也沒有遇見過。」
7:10 那託來的人回到百夫長家裡，看見僕人已經好了。
When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
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明白上帝的主權的人，油然會生出敬畏的心，會清楚自己是不配得著上帝的恩典，即使自己表現得在敬虔，為了上帝付出再多的代價，也是不配的，更不敢硬要得著上帝的拯救！
不會像有些人認為自己是已經得救的、已經是得重生的人，所以將來上帝一定要將他提到天上去，一定要上天堂享受上帝所有的福樂，上帝是不能拒絕他的，因為他自認擁有進入天堂的門票！
使徒保羅說：「這不是說我已經得著了，已經完全了；我乃是竭力追求，或者可以得著基督耶穌所以得著我的（所以得著我的：或譯所要我得的）。」(腓立比書3:12)
保羅之所以這樣說，是清楚一切都在乎上帝的主權，不是在乎自我的感覺與肯定。我們得救的確據也在乎上帝與上帝的話，不在我們認為，或是別人的看法！以人為依據是不準確的，要聖靈有效的呼召才能肯定！
聖靈有效的呼召是甚麼？就是讓我們能勇敢承認耶穌基督是主，相信唯有靠耶穌基督在十字架上所完成的救贖大功，而不是自己的善行或是甚麼特殊的表現和恩賜！
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