Be the One!

Be the One | March 12, 2023 Sermon

In today's message, Jesus has an interaction with ten lepers as He is on His way to Jerusalem to go to the cross to die for the sins of mankind. Jesus commands the ten lepers to go show themselves to the priests before they are healed and they go. As they are going on their way, they are healed. When one of them notices that he is healed, he returns to thank Jesus praising God in a loud voice. Jesus shows us the importance of gratefulness and praise to God for what He has done for us.

Jesus expects us to show gratitude. Jesus is clearly angry at the ungratefulness of the nine lepers who didn't return. We must train ourselves to show thanks, to give thanks, to be filled with thanksgiving. Without being thankful disciples we won't be pleasing to Jesus. Gratitude is an important component in our salvation. Be the one who returns giving thanks and praise to God when the nine continue living in ungratefulness.