...AND HE RETURNED TO GIVE THANKS.

LUKE 19:11-19

It is another season of thanksgiving.Let us examine some silent truth about the above scriptures as regards thanksgiving.

In Luke 17:11-19,the man that returned to give thanks was a foreigner,he was not even a Jew but a samaritan.It expected that the Jews should be in a better position to appreciate God for His blessings but alas in this story it was not so.The other nine lepers that enjoyed the healing power of God never bother to returned to thank Him.
As we thank God for anwered prayers we need to also thank Him for unanswered prayers because in everything the Bible says give thanks.(1Thes.5:18).The other nine took God for granted despite experiencing the great touch from the GREAT PHYSICIAN!
My dear esteemed reader are you like the nine lepers that never return to show appreciation.
Many of us are in the category of the nine lepers,but we can repent today and start thanking God for all He has done for us this year 2008 that is fast drawing to a close.Cast your mind back to the beginning of this year;so many people had died,so many wounded spiritually and physically,so even died just yesterday.I f you say that you have experience a lot of bad things this year as a child of God and so wondering why you need to thank God,WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE STILL ALIVE.It means you are still in the plans of God.
God has alot of things in stock for you and your family if only you will make up your mind to start appreciating Him at all times.
Going back to the story of the ten lepers,the nine quickly forgot the source of their healing,they were too eager to start enjoying their new status.Are you like that?Dont you realise that no matter your level of attainment in life,it is solely because of God's mercies,like what the Bible says in 2Corithians 3:5. Our sufficiency is of God!Dont you ever forget that,it very important to how far you will go in life.You must never forget the Source.
So, as the year draw to a close make up your mind to remember God as your source by giving Him quality thanks!Also remember that nothing is free!If something is free it is because someone had paid for it.Salvation is free but the Lord Jesus Christ paid for it for the entire human race including you dear reader.
In cloclusion,the Lord Jesus Christ pronounced wholeness on the man that returned to say thank you.PLEASE BE THAT MAN/WOMAN that returned to give thanks to God and watch a new dimension of blessing upon your life and family.START THANKING HIM FROM TODAY!

God bless you.

Shalom.
Bro.Solomon Lawrence
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