Being thankful!

The story of the Thankful Leper is an amazing story about 10 lepers calling out to Jesus to have pity on them and heal them. All ten lepers realize they were healed, but only one comes all the way back to Jesus, praising God for his mercy in healing him. only one... what happened to the other 9?

Firstly, what is leprosy?
Leprosy in Biblical times was a terrible thing, what may be known today as "Hansen's Disease." Whatever it was, once a person caught it, it was considered incurable, and those diagnosed with leprosy were banned from society. The cure of a leper was as difficult as raising a person from the dead.


Thankfulness brings breakthroughs! With thanksgiving, comes joy! And we know that the joy of the Lord is our strength!! Yes, friends!! God delights in the praises of His people!! Wouldn't you want to put a smile on God's face for all He's done for you? ^^

Not only that, a thankful person is a positive person!! :) A thankful person is positive about the future cos they are always grateful for everything in their life! The spirit of thankfulness to God, brings positive-ness and the power to embrace the future knowing full well that all things are possible with God!

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1. When in need, pray!

• Luke 17:13

A life of thanksgiving is a life of prayer!
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

2. Obey, to receive!

• Luke 17:14b

When God says you're healed, you are!!! When God says you're saved, you are!!!

And as God calls you to go out in faith believing He has healed and saved you, as an act of obedience... you go out! You obey His voice to receive His promise. to receive His healing power!! :)

3. Don't forget to.......... THANK HIM!

• Luke 17:15

We are call to give thanks to God!! :)
In verse 17 and 18, Jesus asked,"Were not all ten-cleased? Where are the other nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"

Sometimes we take God for granted and forget to thank and praise Him for all He has blessed us with! I'm sure that no matter how hard your day has been, or your week for the matter, there's always something you can thank God for!! Each breath that we take is a gift from God and the fact the Jesus died on the cross for our sins is something we can never thank God enough for!!! :)

4. Faith always go with action!

• Luke 17:19

Jesus said to the leper who thanked Him, "Rise up and go; your faith has made you well."

All 10 lepers were healed from their leprosy, but what did Jesus meant when He said to one of the leper, your faith has made you well. Jesus was offering this leper something more than the others. They received healing, but this Samaritan receives a deeper salvation in addition. His faith has prompted him to return to the feet of Jesus in thanks, and that personal contact, that personal submission signifies a soul healing that is more than skin deep.

The bible says, faith without works is dead.(James 2:26) Our faith prompts us to action!!! As we speak loud words of faith, even the mountains will move!! as we walk in faith in the actions we take, breakthroughs happen!!! :)

10 lepers were healed by Jesus, but only ONE came back to thank and praise God, only ONE.

Would you have been the ONE who was thankful???

Will you be the ONE who thank God today for all He has blessed you with?

Will you be the ONE? ^^