Day 293

Luke 17:11-18:8; John 11:38-57.  “Genuinely Grateful”

         Out of ten lepers who were healed by Jesus only one came back to thank Him.  Jesus even wondered about the other nine who were healed from the most awful skin disease imaginable.  And then the one who came back was the foreigner, the Samaritan.  Upon coming back, the Samaritan found out the importance of thanks and discovered that his faith had made him well.
         Only grateful Christians grow!  The magnitude of understanding the importance of this aspect is terrific.  A professing disciple of Christ who is not truly grateful for God’s forgiveness will struggle with guilt and also have difficulty forgiving others.  A professing disciple of Christ who is not truly grateful for God’s grace will never understand true humility.  A professing disciple of Christ who is not truly grateful for God’s purpose will never truly rest in the place God has presently placed him/her.  A professing disciple of Christ who is not truly grateful for God’s love… God’s discipline…  I could continue to add things to this list that a disciple needs to be genuinely grateful for if they are to grow.

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?