Revelation of the Word:

THEME: GIVE THANKS TO GOD

Luke 17:11-16 NKJV

“Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” So when He saw them, He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. 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. And he was a Samaritan.”

INSIGHT

–The parable of the Good Samaritan should inspires the attitude of thanksgiving in us. The ten lepers experienced the healing power of Jesus Christ but only one came back to give thanks to God. Giving thanks to the Lord must be a foundation of our lives every day. We experience God’s grace, healing power, deliverance, direction, joy and peace daily. God calls us to give thanks through praise and sacrifice even when the multitude does not find the need to do so.

SUMMARY

Thanks in Hebrew is written as yadah whose origin is from the word yad which depicts the hands. Yadah means to revere or worship with extended hands. Also to praise, give thanks, acknowledge or declare the merits of someone. There are so many reasons why we should give thanks to God. We thank our Lord for His wonderful deeds for us and satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things (Psalm 107:8-9). God is our Provider, and we need praise Him forever. We also give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for us (Psalms 107:15). God loves us with His unfailing love and requires that we love Him and one another as ourselves. The resurrection of Jesus gives us joy and thus need to offer our thanksgiving and praise to God. We have victory in Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:57) and thus a viable reason to exult our God. We also give thanks to the Lord for He has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light (Colossians 1:12).

PRAYER

Bless the Lord Oh my soul and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all your iniquities. Who heals all your diseases. Who redeems your life from destruction. Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that our youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Thank You dear Lord Jesus for everything that You have been and done unto our lives and families, work and businesses, churches and ministries, communities and nations. May You continually bless us abundantly so that in all things at all times having all that we need, we may abound in every good work. May You bless us and keep us dear Jesus. May You shine Your face towards us and be gracious unto us. May You show Your countenance unto us and give us peace. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and forevermore. Amen.

Blessed Weekend

Further reading: Psalms 103:1-5

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