Our reaction to God's goodness and grace says a lot about our character. In the Bible, Luke 17: 11-19 Jesus illustrates the importance of giving thanks and glory to God. When God heals us it should give us pause! Along the way to Jerusalem, Jesus encountered ten lepers. They cried out for His mercy. Jesus instructed them to go show themselves to the priest. As they went they were healed. Only one of the ten returned to give thanks and glorify God. Jesus answering said were there not ten who were healed? Leprosy was fatal; there was no antidote. When God bestows His mercy and grace upon us we ought to give Him thanks and glorify God. This is profound seeing that we are in need of God's mercy and grace! God saves us, heals us, and delivers us. Our reaction, our response to God's free gift of Salvation speaks volumes!
Brother Demanuel B. Roberts
Level 1, Alternate Teacher