Verse of the Day 2/28

Luke 17:15-16  Then one of them, upon seeing that he was cured, turned back, recognizing and thanking and praising God with a loud voice;

¹⁶ And he fell prostrate at Jesus' feet, thanking Him [over and over]. And he was a Samaritan.   Amplified Bible (AMP)

 In reading the account of Jesus' healing of the ten lepers in this passage, it is easy to focus on the 9 who did not return to thank Him.  Today, let's take some time and consider the one who did return and give thanks.  He was a Samaritan, he wouldn't normally think to approach a Pharisee, a Jew for healing. He didn't come to Jesus because he deserved or was "entitled" to be healed, but in his desperate situation he cries out to Jesus.  Jesus hears his cry and heals him.  He turns back, returns to Jesus, recognized, acknowledges Him with thanksgiving.

 

Greg Laurie writes, "Earlier he had prayed loudly for a healing, and then he was loud with his praise. I love the fact that the original language uses two words from which get our English word "megaphone." The man was loud in thanking Jesus for what He had done for him."

How many times have we cried out to God in a loud voice, perhaps with all that we have in us?  Shouldn't we be just as loud in our praise?  Pick up the megaphone and thank the Lord for what He has done.

 

I'm reminded of the praise song chorus that was sung so often in my teenage years.  May we have the joy, the boldness to "shout it from the mountaintops" today as to what the Lord of love has done in coming to us to bring healing, to bring salvation.

 

I'll shout it from the mountain top - PRAISE GOD!
I want the world to know
The Lord of love has come to me
I want to pass it on.

Blessings,
Mike
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Luke 17:11-16  The Message (MSG)

^11-13 It happened that as he made his way toward Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance but raised their voices, calling out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

^14-16 Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests."

They went, and while still on their way, became clean. One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God. He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough—and he was a Samaritan.