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today's devotional. Hey, what is up, everybody? Thanks for joining us on the Daily Drive. I'm Mike

Bro, and we've been taking a look at some one-on-one encounters that people have

with Jesus. And man, I hope this gives you some insight into the heart of God and inspires you to

want to get to know Jesus better and to become more like him, which is God's goal for all of us,

by the way. We started the story yesterday from Luke chapter 7. It's an encounter that Jesus has with this blue-collar, hard-working, good-hearted military guy.

Some of you read the story yesterday.

But let's dive into the story, starting in verse number one.

A Jesus had just finished what is commonly known as a sermon on the mount.

And then Luke writes this.

When Jesus had finished saying

all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Copernum. There a centurion servant whom his master

valued highly was sick and about to die. Now just a quick explanation of what a centurion was.

This guy was a Roman military officer with a rank somewhere between colonel and

lieutenant, most likely a captain, who was responsible for the command of 100 soldiers, hence the

title Century Yen. So this guy, he understands the chain of command. He knows authority. He had

worked his way up through the ranks.

That's just the highly structured Roman world he lived in and served in every day.

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