Good morning,
When God blesses, what should our response be? We should immediately thank Him. This week we will look at 5 people in the Bible that did just that.
They exulted, praised, thanked, and honored God.
Le Ann Trees wrote this and I added the complete Bible passages and challenges.
If God has blessed you, thank Him.
9. THE LEPER WHOM JESUS HEALED
Ten lepers came to Jesus and asked him to heal them. Jesus sent them to the priests, and they were all healed along the way. Only one of the ten healed people returned to thank Jesus, and that person was not even a Jew. He was a Samaritan who was considered to be a foreigner in Israel’s sight (Luke 17:11-19).
“And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.”
This was the story that precipitated this series.
Ten were healed. Only one gave thanks. The Samaritan.
Do we give God thanks in all things? It really doesn’t mater it is a big thing or small, we need to be thankful.
Are we?
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskseniors.com
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