When Your Power Runs Out — Luke 7 Devotional
He could command soldiers and build synagogues, yet watched helplessly as someone precious slipped toward death. The centurion's crisis stripped away the illusion that authority and love can protect what we treasure most—and led him to discover where true power actually lives.
When Your Power Runs Out
Picture yourself in the middle of the night, responsible for someone you love who is dying, holding a phone with a number you're not sure you deserve to call. You have authority over a hundred people, but you can't save the one who matters most. This is where we meet the centurion, powerful enough to build synagogues, helpless enough to beg. His crisis strips away the illusion that authority and love can protect the people we treasure most.
Take a moment to read Luke 7:1-10. Read it on Bible Gateway if you'd like.