they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

John Francis

 

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Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Most centurions were promoted from the ranks after distinguishing themselves in battle. So they were known for their skill and courage, and always fought at the front, which meant a lot of them got killed. With this in mind you can see we have a tough soldier familiar with war, who was frightened by what he saw, when they crucified our Lord Jesus.

The earth quake was frightening, but also people who had died, some from hundreds of years ago, came back to life and were walking around the streets. It had gone very dark for three hours, while our Saviour hung on the cross until he died, and at that moment we had the tearing of the temple curtain, from top to bottom, and the earthquake it must have been terrifying. God will do something in our society soon that is going to bring a great fear of God on everyone. Yes, I said fear, just like that centurion. Nothing less will shake this country out of the apathy that is everywhere in our society. Our God who will give our country a last chance to turn away from sin. We will have another revival and God will send His harvesters.

Prayer: Thank you our God and Father for loving us so much, that you want all to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of your truth, that your will be done and your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen