Rev. Roxann Spicer -
When your prayer has been answered don’t forget to thank God and give him the glory.
Luke 17:11-19 Ten men healed and cleansed of leprosy.
People who had leprosy, had to announce their leprosy, whenever they went somewhere, yelling “Unclean”, “Unclean”. They lived in leper colonies, they stayed a far distance from the general population and they had to yell to communicate.
Luke 17:12 Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.
13 And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
The lepers boldly cried out and pleaded for Christ’s mercy and in his great love and compassion he healed them. The lepers believed and accepted Jesus healing power, they did not hesitate or argue.
The lepers were healed when they obeyed Christ and went to see the priest. The lepers were healed instantly and completely.
Leviticus 14 tells of how when a leper was healed he had to show himself to the priest, to achieve validation that a healing has taken place, along with animal sacrifices.
Luke 17: 15-19 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16 and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
17 So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18 Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
This one Samaritan man was full of humility and gratitude, unashamedly bowing down at Jesus feet. He did not forget to say Thank You, this Samaritan man should serve as an example to all of us to give God all the glory and always Thank him for everything he has done for us.
Just like the lepers far off in a leper colony, isolated far away from everyone else. God does not want us off in a distance, simply because we are hurting in physical or emotional pain. If we need a physical healing or any type of miracle we need to come forward and boldly ask Christ for it and surrender to him. If we cry out to Jesus and call out his name, we can trust he will bless us and meet our need.
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