“... and be thankful”
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Luke 17:11-19 - Ten Healed of Leprosy
11 Now on His way to
Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As
He was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and
called out in a loud voice,
“Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When
He saw them, He said,
“Go, show yourselves to the priests.”
And
as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when
he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
16 He
threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked Him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus
asked, “Were not all ten cleansed?
Where are the other nine?
18 Was no one found to return and
give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then He
said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
The ten lepers…
— … wanted to be healed;…
— … believed in Jesus;…
— … obeyed Jesus. But…
— … WERE NOT THANKFUL, except for
one of them.
Colossians 3.15
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your
hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
Colossians 4:2
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
Hebrews 12:28a
“Therefore, since we are receiving a
kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful…”
We should always follow the example of that Samaritan
leper who went back to thank Jesus for his healing, throwing himself to Jesus’
feet and worshipping Him. Before going to his family or enjoying his new life
as a cleansed person, he decided to express his gratitude to the
Lord. We must decide to be always thankful!
Now, let’s watch a movie and learn how “Thanksgiving
Day” was first celebrated.
We tend to complain about everything and forget to give thanks for so many blessings God has given us.
Above anything else
we must be thankful for our salvation!
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