Hey all, the Sunday school lesson for tomorrow comes from Luke 17:11-19, Its titled "Grateful Faith." Last week in verses 1-10 of Luke 17 we spoke about what it took to have an increased faith. Here in verse 11 we find where Jesus is continuing on his journey towards Jerusalem. When He reached the border between Galilee and Samaria, the Bible says he entered a village and there were ten individuals that had the disease leprosy who stood at a distance, They began to cry out "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Verse 14 says "Jesus looked at them and said. 'Go show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy" - Before proceeding I'd like to highlight a few points. First, let us witness the faith of these 10 diseased individuals. Clearly they have heard of Jesus and knew He was capable of healing them. They expressed their increased faith by crying out to Him. The second point I'd like to bring out is the instant cleanse and healing that transpired AS they were going to the priests as directed. Again, Jesus says in verse 14 "Go show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy". So here we are in verse 15: "One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, "Praise God!" 16: "He fell to the ground at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan." Jesus asked the man in verse 17. "Didn't I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" The lesson concludes in verse 19 "And Jesus said to the man, "Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you and made you whole." As we meditate on this let us look back at verse 15, the ONE healed person, could you imagine the excitement and spirit of joy he had when he realized he was healed. Actually, I'm pretty sure the other nine expressed the same excitement, as their supreme and degrading illness had been cured! But, this one healed leper went back to Jesus and expressed his gratitude! This was an illness that had defined this man's life, he realized that God, through Jesus deserved all the glory, honor, and praise for his healing. May we express this same gratitude and appreciation today, when we are healed from a sickness, saved from an accident, promoted on a job, passed that test; and to recognize the more simpler things, daily appreciation should be expressed for the breath in our body, the ability to talk, walk, hear, smell and think! Let us strive to express gratitude as this one healed leper did. As Christians we must try not to forget to give the Glory where its due - not just receive the blessing or healing and go on about our lives. To God be all the glory!
Our Faith heals us, and makes us whole!
Pray, trust and God bless!
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Great lesson Babe!!! Sometimes we get so excited about the blessing we forget to give God thanks . When blessing come Down praises go up. One Question even though the nine other leopards didn't give thanks right when they were healed , Do you think they gave him the glory for healing them when they went to the priest ?
ReplyDeleteThank you Sunshine and very true! As far as the other 9 lepers, the Bible doesn't specify; however, what the Lord is revealing to me is that, due to their illness, which at that time defined their status in life; Being considered "unclean." I would imagine them being fearful to mention Jesus' healing to the high priests. We most likely today would have no issues speaking up on this, but one can indicate that by them not returning to express thanks, that they MAY not have Gloried God when they were in front of the priests. What are your thoughts? I love how Jesus still used all 10 as an example to His disciples and to us! Good question for us to ask Him! Love you! :)
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