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Reason for Giving Thanks
Luke 17:11-19
Summary: I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! This week as we give thanks for all God has done, let's think about a moment when Jesus miraculously healed ten lepers. Leprosy is a terrible, painful disease. Jesus healed all ten people, but only one of them returned and gave thanks for Jesus' mercy. Let's listen in and think about how God wants to make us thankful for his salvation:
1. A cry for mercy
2. A test of faith
3. A reason to give thanks
Memory verse:
(Luke 11:15) Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;
Questions for devotions and family worship:
1. Leprosy in the Bible was often a symbol for the disease of sin. How does this help us understand the plight of these ten lepers?
2. Why might Jesus have told them to show themselves to the priests, before he ever healed them? What might it teach us about faith?
3. What is the significance of the one person who returned to give thanks? Why might it be important that he was a Samaritan (implying that the others were probably Jews)?
4. What does this miracle show us about Jesus, and his Gospel? How might it lead you to a deeper sense of gratitude toward God?
