Thank you, Thank you very much!

Esther 1; Esther 2; Psalm 150; Luke 17

Scripture

Ten Healed of Leprosy

Luke 17:11-19 “Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."

Observation

Two small words, but two very important small words that reflect what is in your heart – THANK YOU! Ten men were healed of a terrible disease. A disease that caused your flesh to rot and fall off of your body and no one could be around you if you had the disease. A person with leprosy was a social outcast in the days of Jesus. Ten were healed and yet only one came back to say, “Thanks and to give God the glory”! How sad is that! Reminds me that I have some thank you notes to write this week! How about you?


Application

Today, I will make my list of everyone that I need to “Thank”. And I will begin the task of writing them notes to let them know how much I appreciate them!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me not be like the nine that were healed and never returned to give you thanks. Thank you for bringing so many people into my life to give me encouragement and that have helped us during the past few months. Thank you for this story in your Word that has reminded me that I have some people to “Thank”.



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