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ONE OF THEM CAME BACK AND THANKED HIM
DEVOTION
The ten lepers did what Jesus told them to do. And as they went away they were healed. But only one came back to thank Jesus. That is a very low gratitude ratio. I wonder if even today, and even in my life, Jesus gets thanked only 10% of the time. Judging from the paucity of ‘thank you’ notes I have written and even verbal gratitude I have expressed, I fear I would have left with the nine and not turned back to thank Jesus. Yet there is an attitude of gratitude that the one leper expresses that brings us close to the heart of the Gospel. Jesus acted and the lone leper responded with gratitude and faith. Jesus says this faith brought spiritual wholeness as well as physical healing (salvation).
FOR REFLECTION
• Would you be one of the lepers who was healed and left or be the one leper who came back, praised God, fell at the feet of Jesus, and thanked him?
• Is it possible to be obedient without being thankful?
PRAYER
Gracious God, you call us to fullness of life: deliver us from unbelief and banish our anxieties with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
DEVOTION
The ten lepers did what Jesus told them to do. And as they went away they were healed. But only one came back to thank Jesus. That is a very low gratitude ratio. I wonder if even today, and even in my life, Jesus gets thanked only 10% of the time. Judging from the paucity of ‘thank you’ notes I have written and even verbal gratitude I have expressed, I fear I would have left with the nine and not turned back to thank Jesus. Yet there is an attitude of gratitude that the one leper expresses that brings us close to the heart of the Gospel. Jesus acted and the lone leper responded with gratitude and faith. Jesus says this faith brought spiritual wholeness as well as physical healing (salvation).
FOR REFLECTION
• Would you be one of the lepers who was healed and left or be the one leper who came back, praised God, fell at the feet of Jesus, and thanked him?
• Is it possible to be obedient without being thankful?
PRAYER
Gracious God, you call us to fullness of life: deliver us from unbelief and banish our anxieties with the liberating love of Jesus Christ our Lord.
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About this Plan
A Lent devotional material created by the pastors of International Churches of Hong Kong. Journey is intended to assist our route towards Easter from the Gospel of Luke, a devotional emphasizes the theme of ‘journey’. Both in Jesus’ ministry and His parables the notion of travelling is significant.
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We would like to thank International Christian Churches in Hong Kong provided by The Vine for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: http://www.thevine.org.hk/
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