Worship And Thanksgiving

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks… (Luke 17:15-16).

People who have a grateful heart are always praising and worshipping God. You often hear them say, “God is good.” They know that God is the reason for every blessing they get. But there are also those who look to God for blessings and when they receive, they just go on their merry making. Their hearts are captivated by the blessings instead of the One who has blessed them.

One day Jesus walked into a village and ten lepers cried out to Him, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us” (Luke 17:13). He stopped, looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves unto the priests” (Luke 17:14). And as they went, they were cleansed!

But only one came back and fell at Jesus’ feet, giving Him thanks. Notice, the very sad words of Jesus that followed: “Where there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?” (Luke 17:17). The nine knew it was Jesus that had cleansed them but didn’t bother to go back and thank Him.

Child of God, let it be said of you that when blessings come you remember to give God the praise, glory and honour and acknowledge Him as the source.

Do you realise that when the man came back to thank Jesus, he received the additional blessing of becoming whole. Jesus said to Him, “Arise, go your way: your faith has made you whole” (Luke 17:19).

It’s not enough being cleansed; you’ve got to become whole. Being made whole means the man actually got back his missing toes, fingers, etc.

Child of God, when your heart is filled with worship and thanksgiving, you position yourself for even greater blessings. Today and always, give God the praise and thanksgiving as a demonstration of your gratitude for all He has done for you, your family, workplace, business and ministry.