Title: Faith in Gratitude / Luke 17:11-19
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Those who have a grateful heart are those who please God. Gratitude is not something anyone can do, but a humble person,
Because only those who know grace can do it. A proud person, a person ignorant of grace, no matter how much grace they receive
They take it for granted and stop feeling grateful.
In my view, the people in this place are people who are enjoying so much grace and blessings, and how grateful they are.
Are you living your life with gratitude for that grace? I wonder if anyone thinks I have nothing to be thankful for?
I do not know. If there is the greatest grace among grace, it is the person who realizes and gives thanks to the things God has given him.
As we read today, when Jesus was going to Jerusalem, he was passing between Samaria and Galilee,
It is said that there he met ten lepers. At that time, the lepers could not come close to Jesus, and stood far away.
cried out to the Lord. "Jesus Teacher, have mercy on us!" Hearing the pleas of the lepers, Jesus took pity on them.
He showed them favor with a compassionate heart. "Go and show yourself to the priest." The lepers heard the words of Jesus
As they go on believing, they experience the grace of being healed of the terrible disease that plagued them. But one returned to Jesus
It is the story of the nine men who went their own way without giving thanks while bowing down and giving glory to God. today
As we ponder the Word together, we would like to share the grace with the title of "Gratitude Faith".
Let's think about leprosy first. This disease initially causes some parts of the body to start to hurt and
symptoms occur The skin of the part that started to hurt immediately changes its original skin tone. That part is also poured
It rises and becomes shiny and scaly. As the disease worsens, the swollen area breaks down, ulcers form, and blood does not pass through.
won't Skin, especially around the eyes and ears, begins to clump as deep wrinkles form between the lobes and lobes. That
Thus, the face of the sick begins to be like that of a lion. The fingers are cut off or disappear, and the toes are also the same string.
prize happens Eyebrows and eyelashes fall off and disappear. By this time, people can see the condition and know that it is leprosy.
it becomes You can feel it even if you touch it with your hand. You can even tell by smell, because
This is because lepers emit an unpleasant odor from their body. Moreover, due to the fact that disease-causing bacteria frequently invade the larynx,
The leper's throat turns into an annoying tone.
Especially if you get this disease, you will be isolated from people. Another disease is the warmth of the family when a person becomes ill.
You can receive even one nursing care, but this disease should be isolated from your loved ones, so the suffering is
It was bound to be more spiritually aggravated. If we look at the regulations stipulated in the law,
“As long as he is sick, he shall always be unclean; and if he is unclean, he shall live alone, but outside the camp” (Leviticus 13:46).
"Then the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel to destroy all lepers and
Send out all who are unclean, both men and women, out of the camp, so that they do not defile the camp.
dwells in the midst of the camp." So the children of Israel did and sent them out of the camp, to the LORD.
And the children of Israel did as it was said to Moses in the West” (Numbers 5:1-4).
“Because the LORD struck the king, he became a leper until the day of his death, and he lived in a separate palace, and Prince Jotham ruled over the affairs of the palace and ruled over the people.
reigned” (King Uzziah) (2 Kings 15:5).
According to today's text, we can see that Jews and Samaritans were together. Originally, the Jews were in Samaria.
He despised humanity and did not even do communion, but as the saying goes, communalism, as they are suffering from the same disease, ethnicity or species
You can see that they were living together beyond school.
When the lepers who were suffering like this heard the news that Jesus was coming, they came to Jesus and could not get close to him.
He stood at a distance and cried out, "Jesus Teacher, have mercy on us!"
Jesus heard the leper's cry and said, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." heal the sick
Why did Jesus tell them to go to the priests? It was a declaration that these lepers were healed.
to be. Because at that time, the priests had to make a verdict of leprosy or that the disease was completely cured before they could enter the crowd.
Because I was able to go.
“This is the ordinance of the leper on the day of his cleansing: the man shall be brought to the priest, and the priest shall go out of the camp.
Let him examine him, and if the leper is healed, the priest shall order for him two living birds, and cedar,
The scarlet thread and hyssop were brought, and the priest ordered another bird to be slaughtered in an earthen vessel above running water, and the other bird to be slaughtered.
Take a piece of wine, bring it along with cedar wood, scarlet thread, and hyssop, dip it in the blood of fresh caught on running water, and purify it from leprosy.
The one to be cleansed shall be sown seven times and said to be clean, and the living bird shall be placed in the field; and the one to be cleansed shall wash his clothes and remove all his hair.
They will push and wash themselves with water, and it will be clean. After that they will enter the camp, but they will dwell outside their tents for seven days.
On the seventh day, all his hair shall be shaved, and all the hair of his head, beard, and eyebrows shall be shaved, and his clothes shall be washed, and his body shall be washed in water.
lira" (Leviticus 14:2-9)
In today's message, the ten lepers who heard Jesus' words immediately obeyed His words. "We woke up on the way
They were cleansed” (14). According to these words, they were not healed until they left Jesus.
had not been But while they believed the words of Jesus, they were healed of their sickness before they reached the priest.
had been experienced.
Faith is like this. You don't believe because you see something with your own eyes, or because you hold it in your hands, but see nothing with your eyes
and no sound is heard in our ears, and nothing is touched in our hands, but the word of the Lord
When we believe and act, history happens. If you can see it and hold it in your hand, you won't need faith. hold it invisible
We need faith because we have not lost, and God works with power to those who have such faith.
Anyway, all ten were healed. What was their joy? The whole body is rotten and scratched, the ooze flows and the smell
How thrilled it is to not only have my body recovered to normal, but also to be able to live next to my loved ones.
was it rough? How grateful are you for the grace of Jesus for giving you such grace?
But only one Samaritan out of ten returned to Jesus and bowed down to give thanks, and the others did not return. That
Then Jesus said, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the nine?" this
The Word is saying that a person who has received grace must naturally become a person who knows how to be thankful.
But the interesting thing is that the one who returned to Jesus and gave thanks was a Samaritan who was considered a Gentile by the Jews.
that it was Jesus also said, "Has no one returned to glorify God except this Gentile?"
can't you see The Jews, who claimed to be God's chosen people and God's people, did not know how to glorify God.
The fact that Bangin came to a place of thanks is a matter that we should consider deeply.
We here live believing that we are the children of God who have been saved. We have been more fearful than leprosy in the past.
He was captivated by ugly sins and was living as a filthy and ugly being before God. But it is bound to perish forever
Although he was placed in a position, he was saved by the grace of Jesus and is living in all kinds of promises and grace. then of course
You should be overflowing with thanksgiving before God. But how grateful are you? What a strange thing to do
It is the fact that those who receive a lot do not appreciate it, and those who receive a little are very happy and grateful.
(Example) The people of Israel on the road in the wilderness - In everything, grudges and complaints did not cease.
God does not want us to be ignorant of graciousness and murmuring, but rather to be thankful.
“Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
“Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20)
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body, and you
Be a forgiver” (Colossians 3:15)
(Example) A pastor in Los Angeles, USA, visits {a shelter for the poor} located in a slum where Spanish people live.
have ever done This pastor stopped in front of an old woman and spoke. She must be poor, but she is so happy
wow it looked The pastor asked the woman what she was thinking right now. The older woman answered. "that
Thank you very much. As you can see, I only have two teeth left, but luckily I have one lower and one upper molar.
Come on, you can chew your potatoes like this." In the eyes of the average person, this old woman is really nothing.
She is a poor and pitiful woman who has nothing. But despite this difficult situation, this woman has something to be grateful for.
Because I discovered what I could do, I was able to live a happier life than anyone else.
Dear saints! Be humble and know the grace of God. Don't stop at knowing grace in your heart.
Be a person who gives thanks to God with all your heart. Try to find something in your heart to be grateful for. Do not have
Be grateful for what you have, not thinking about what you have. Giving thanks with your heart and giving your body, a gift of thanks
I sincerely pray that you can become a holder of precious faith that glorifies God with