11 While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 When he saw them, he told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were cleansed.
15 But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. 16 He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan.
17 Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.”
Luke 17
Ten men were healed that day, but only one was forgiven. How often do people receive Jesus’ healing, a miracle, God’s general grace in the world by which we are not all destroyed on the spot… yet we don’t stop to thank Him for His goodness? Jesus didn’t come simply to heal people, they’ve all been dead 2,000 years, what would the point of that be? Rather, Jesus did miracles so that people might believe. This gives an opportunity for faith. Out of these ten men, one of them stopped to place his faith in Jesus. They were all healed, but only one was forgiven. We will see him one day and we can ask him “what was it like?”.
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