Jesus Heals Ten Men With 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 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
Often we behave as the nine men who did not return to thank Jesus for the healing of leprosy.
How many times, when we conquer something or receive a miracle, immediately, we call our spouses, parents, friends ...
And instead, we should first thank God!
Often, we also observe people who are not as close to God as we say we are, but that show more gratitude than us.
What a shame!
God does not cease to be who He is because of our lack of gratitude!
He's still good, still faithful, still sovereign!
But when we are grateful, we assume a humble position before God!
We admit that we are dependent on Him and we recognize that everything we have comes from Him, because He is merciful.
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