Uncle
Noah Life Stories and Parables Devotional
and Meditation Thoughts
What
Happened to...?
His job was to supervise
a crucifixion. He was battle-tough and had watched many crucifixions
over his career as a Roman
Centurion. This crucifixion was different!
He felt the earth shudder with sorrow and anger as its
creator was hanging on a cross beaten and abused.
The sun turned its back and refused to shine on its
perfect maker hanging humiliated on a cross reserved for the worst
of criminals.
The heavy temple curtain was mysteriously ripped from
top to bottom.
This Centurion was terrified...but praised God and was
moved to say: This was surely a righteous man!
This was surely the Son of God!
Was it the Centurion from
Capernaum who asked Jesus to heal his servant? Was it
Cornelius, the good man from Joppa? All we know is that this
Centurion had looked at Jesus an
saw something he had never seen before. How did he respond? Did he continue to be a
battle-tough soldier? Did he believe in Jesus? Did he give up his
position as Centurion and follow Jesus?
All we know for sure is that the Centurion at the cross
looked at Jesus...and he was
never the same again.