ARE WE THANKFUL

“And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.  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.  And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.  And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?  There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.  And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.”

Luke 17:12-19 KJV

I wonder if we are thankful for all God does for us and if we remember to tell Him thank you when He does something for us.  I used to go to Mom’s house and do her laundry for her.  The first three times I washed her clothes she thanked me but she never thanked me again and it hurt my feelings.

How many times do we hurt God’s feelings because we forget to thank Him for all He does for us?  God has feelings because if He didn’t, He would not have sent Jesus into the world to die for us.  Jesus was cursed, spat on, beaten beyond recognition and crucified on the cross for you and for me.

Are we thankful for all God does for us?  If we are thankful, let’s remember to tell God thank You when He does something for us.  If you can’t think of anything to thank Him for, you can thank Him for loving you so much that He sent Jesus to die on the cross for your sins.  God loves you unconditionally.

Joanne Lowe

January 19, 2015