Saturday, October 3, 2009

Where are the nine?

"And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine"? Luke 17:17 There were ten lepers that Jesus healed, but only one returned to give thanks. For these nine to have been sick and put out of their homes and community for a long period of time, and then to get healed and not say thank you as the Samaritan did, is not easy to understand. All Christians should be instant at being thankful and grateful. We were destined to die for our sins, but Christ took them onto himself on our behalf. Now we are free, our sins forgiven, never to be brought up again by God. To show our gratitude for being included into God's family, we become spoiled kids expecting more and more but not being grateful for God's bounty. What are we thinking? God loves us, but will say about us if we are ungrateful "where are the nine"? I personally hope to be the one that says thank you, to God, for all he does in my life. Are you with me on this? Hopefully we all are!

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