THE ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE ( PT.
3)
TEXT: Luke 17:12-19 (KJV)
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
When you see a man who is proud
you will see a man who has forgotten were the Lord took him from. On the
contrary, a grateful man is one who consciously make the effort to show
appreciation for any good favour shown him. a gratitude test will reveal to us
that most of us have become ungrateful. For example, lets try to sincerely
answer the following questions:
1.
When was the last time you called to say THANK YOU
to the one who help get your job, business or that important contact?
2.
When was the last time you went to someone to
confess to him/her that you acknowledge without their contribution or influence
you it would not have been easy?
3.
Do you ever think that your last expression of
gratitude is enough and there is no need to mention it again? If you do you
lack wisdom.
If you do not get tired
expressing gratitude, your helper will always be willing to help you.
From today’s text is obvious that
the Lord is happy with those who return to say thank you and is sad with the
attitude of ingrates. Show some gratitude today and win for favour from
above.
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