"Man, if I walked into church the roof would fall in."

Ever hear that said? Ever say it yourself? Well if you answered yes to either question, please read on.

Last Sunday the story from Luke's Gospel was about an army officer who had a sick servant. The person was on the verge of death. Caring deeply for the servant he wanted to ask Jesus to heal him. But there was a problem. He didn't live by all the rules, wasn't a member of the church, and just didn't fit the mold.

Even though there were people in the church and community who recognized this person's kindness and generosity, he didn't see himself as worthy to even ask in behalf of another.

Jesus decided to go to the man's house and heal the servant.

But the man didn't believe he was worthy to be under the same roof as Jesus.

The happy part of the story was the servant is healed and Jesus commends the man's faith.

The sad part was the way he thought about himself and his relationship with God. And, sadly, many people still feel that way.

Know someone like that?

Tell them about the Roman army officer. Tell them how even the most hesitant faith was received by Jesus as commendable.

Tell them how taking action on that hesitant faith came to be a blessing not only to the officer but to another as well.

Tell them how Jesus doesn't view anyone as not be worthy of being under the same roof with. And I am not talking only about the roof of a church. I'm talking about the roof of your car, workplace, home, or anywhere else.

Better yet, tell them that Jesus doesn't just want to be under the roof with them, He is already there. He never asks where have you been because He has been there with you all along.