God Wants Us To Be Grateful

 Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ - Ephesians 5:20.

              God wants us to be grateful to Him for everything. Jesus told the ten lepers to show themselves to the priests when they asked Him to show mercy. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.  And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”.  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” - Luke 17:12-14. They obeyed Jesus with faith by showing themselves to the priests and were cleansed.

              All the ten lepers were healed by Jesus but only one came all the way back and thanked Him. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan - Luke 17: 15,16. The lepers were healed as they believed the word of Jesus and obeyed to it. All things are possible to him who believes - Mark 9:23.      

         God expects our gratitude. So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well” - Luke 17:17-19. Let us never forget to thank God for every blessing we receive from Him.                                                

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to be grateful and give glory to You for everything You do in our life. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.