Sunday November 08th, 2020
Memorize: Ephesians 5:19b-20
« Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord. Always give thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. »
Read: Luke 17:11-19
On His way to Jerusalem, Jesus entered a village and met ten men who had a dreaded skin disease called leprosy. The men stood at a distance and shouted, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us.”
When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” (In those days only the priests could declare someone free of leprosy and give them permission to live among the people of the town again.)
On their way to show themselves to the priests, the ten men were healed of their disease.
One of them, when he saw that he was healed, praised God in a loud voice and went back to thank Jesus.
Jesus said to him, “There were ten of you; where are the others? Are you the only one who came back to give thanks? Go your way; your faith has made you well.”
Wouldn’t God get bored if we thanked Him for every little thing?
If you had to think of a hundred things to thank God for, it probably wouldn’t take you long to make up a list. For a start, just look around you.
You can thank God for those big things you are very grateful for, and for small things you really appreciate. But instead of going through a long list at the end of every day, you could get into the habit of thanking God for things as they happen, or as you see them.
For example, you can thank Him for a warm bed on a cold winter’s night, or for delicious food when you are hungry. You can thank Him for eyes to see the beauty of a sunrise or for the love of a friend when you’re feeling down.
God loves it when we thank Him because it shows that we are grateful for His goodness to us and that we notice the details of His creation—the things many others take for granted.
Study questions
1 – In your own words, explain in details today’s memory verse.
2 – Compose a list of forty things you are grateful to God for.
Author: Dave Strehler
Text edited by Naomie
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