Where Are The Nine?
"And
as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers,
which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us. 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.
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud
voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?
but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God,
save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath
made thee whole." (Luke 17:12-19)
Today’s Morsel: Jesus’ question of where is the nine, shows us that we
all ought to be thankful anytime that He does things for us. The missing nine
could be seen as men who were ungrateful or men who only wanted their healing.
Or they could be seen as men who felt they were deserving of what Jesus did for
them. Like some today who feel that things are due them because of who they
are. But the Samaritan, the one who returned to give thanks to Jesus, could be
seen as one who had been taught to be thankful for what you get. Or one who
knew that without Jesus’ intervention he would have died in his condition. Or he
could be seen as one who understood and knew that Jesus was God manifested in
flesh based on his immediate healing and that he was not about to allow the
opportunity to thank God for his perfect wholeness which He had done in his
life be missed. What about you? When the doctor gives you a good report do you
thank God? When told that your cancer is in remission do you thank God and the
church for praying for you? Don’t be like the nine, but pattern yourself
after the one.
Sing: Thank you Jesus for the blood applied. Thank You Jesus, it has washed me white. Thank you, Jesus, you have saved my life, brought me from the darkness into glorious light.
Thought For Today: Thank
God for the blood.
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