Sunday, January 9, 2011

Thank God

"One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him -- and he was a Samaritan." -- Luke 17:15-16

How many times a day do you ask God to do something for you? Maybe you ask Him to protect you on a trip. Maybe you ask Him for help with a co-worker or a child. Maybe you need a little extra money or healing for someone you know. Maybe you're just frustrated and need a parking space ... right now! We all ask God for things big and small, day after day. But how often do we thank Him?

In this story, Jesus healed 10 lepers but only one came back and thanked Him. And that person was a Samaritan, a foreigner that the Jews looked down on. But he was the one who recognized the gift Jesus had given him. Do you see the gifts God gives you? Do you thank God when He does protect you, when He does provide healing, when He walks with you through difficult situations? Thank about it -- and thank Him right now.