Matthew 8 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Matthew 8.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/mat/8/1/s_937001

Meditate on verse 13.

 

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you

as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment

 

Jesus’ repeated command in Matthew 8 is “Go” (vs. 4, 13, 32).  It is the Greek word hypago, and it means “to depart, get thee hence, go away.”¹  Notice the results from obeying Jesus’ command to go.  The leper asked Jesus to make him clean; the LORD immediately cleansed his leprosy and told him to go show himself to the priest as a testimony (vs. 2-4).  Jesus told the centurion to go to his sick servant who was healed the very moment the centurion believed (v. 13).  Jesus cast out demon spirits with a single word; that word was “Go” (vs. 16, 31-32).  A leper, a Roman soldier, and demons, all obeyed Jesus’ command to go.  They obeyed immediately, and the results were miraculous.

 

What is your response when Jesus says, “Go”?  Quickly obey, so you do not miss out on the miraculous in your life and lives of those you love.

 

Pray Matthew 8:4, 13, and 22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, when You say, ‘Go,’ let ____________ and

me obey quickly as a testimony to others. 

Let us hear You say, ‘Go; it shall be

done for you as you have believed.’ 

Let it happen this very moment.

We go, following You, allowing the

dead to bury their own dead.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

 

 

1.     Retrieved from www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G5217&t=NASB

 

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