GR
– ATTITUDE!
Luke
17:11-17
11
And
it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of
Samaria and Galilee.
12
And
as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers,
which stood afar off:
13
And
they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14
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.
15
And
one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back,
and with a loud voice glorified God,
16
And
fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and
he was a Samaritan.
17
And
Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
John Henry Jowett, a British preacher of
an earlier generation,
said this about gratitude: "Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an
antiseptic." What did he mean? He meant that gratitude, like a vaccine,
can prevent the invasion of a disgruntled, discouraged spirit. Like an
antitoxin, gratitude can prevent the affects of the poisons of cynicism,
criticalness, and grumbling. Like an antiseptic, a spirit of gratitude can
soothe and heal the most troubled spirit. -- John Yates, "An Attitude
of Gratitude."
The healed leper turned back and loudly
glorified God.
It was not incidental that he was a Samaritan because Jesus was trying to gain
the attention of the thankless nine. Jesus was trying to point out that being
born to privilege might hinder the giving of thanks because we become
accustomed to abundance. Like a spoiled child, we break and scatter our toys
and grumble because we can’t have the latest gizmo.
Heb
13:5
5
Let
your conversation [your lifestyle] be without covetousness [greed]; and be
content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee,
nor forsake thee.
Dear
Lord, help my stubborn heart to rightly inventory your gifts and blessings and
make me thankful. AMEN
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