jesus' jaw dropped

"Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled..." (matt 8:10)

marvel - to become filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity (webster)

i can't imagine how much faith it must take to make Jesus marvel. but the centurion had enough. after the centurion asked jesus to heal his servant, jesus agreed, and began towards his house. but the centurion stopped him and said there was no need to travel all the way to the house. jesus need only speak the word and his servant would be healed. jesus' jaw dropped...

my boss is a man of authority. he has authority because his boss gives him authority. his boss has authority because the CEO gives him authority. the CEO has authority because the board gives him authority, and so on... likewise, any authority i possess is because i have a boss over me who gives me authority. it's a system.

the centurion understood that jesus had the authority to heal because it was given to him by the Father. jesus hadn't found anyone who connected the dots like this guy did and he was in awe.

jesus said all authority in heaven and earth had been given to him. that means he has the abililty to do whatever he wants--in heaven and earth. right after he said that, he gave christians a mission. he said, "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations..." you'd think if we really believed jesus had all the power in the universe we'd be excited and fearless. not the case. the adjectives that come to mind are apathetic, fearful, timid, and hesitant...lacking even the slightest hint of excitement when it comes to the mission.

i don't think we understand the power christ has vested in us.