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Great Faith shall move Jesus

Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him [Roman Centurion] , and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith [as this man’s].”

Luke 7:9 AMP

‘Thus says the Lord God , “This too I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their people like a flock. Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the desolate cities be filled with flocks of people. *Then they will know [with confident assurance] that I am the Lord* .” ’ ”
Ezekiel 36:37‭-‬38 AMP
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