As I was thinking and praying and okay honestly striking out working on a Thanksgiving Sermon I came to a story. Then God gave me far better ideas so it did not make the cut.But this story is one that jumped at me repeatedly.
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."
Think about that in terms of what we have been given as believers. We have so much to be thankful, namely a Savior who died on a cross for our sins and our salvation. Now we have 10 people who are healed of a disease that made them completely unaccepted by society and brought sores and sickness to them. Now, they are completely healed and only one of them returns to say thank you.
So thank God every day. Be like the 10th man, not the other 9. It's easy to get caught up in justifying things, it's wise to just thank God for every little detail of life.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
P.S. yes I am typing late at night, got an early start for BGH Wednesday morning!
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