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Week of November 23, 2025
This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and we all have so much to be thankful for. And although it has been a difficult year for many, there are still many things to be thankful for. Once again I was reminded of a time that the Bible tells us about when someone who was thankful and because of his actions of thankfulness, it lead to him being made whole and restored. It is recorded in Luke 17. The Bible tells us that there were some leprous men who had been touched by Jesus. Before they were touched by Jesus, because they had leprosy they were complete outcasts.
At that particular time, you couldn’t get any lower. They were forbidden to have contact with anyone who didn’t have that incurable disease which caused them to live isolated, miserable, and lonely lives. But yet, these ten men called out to Jesus and asked for His mercy, and Jesus gave it to them! However, only one of them took time to return and give thanks. The Bible tells us this man was a Samaritan. That may not mean a lot to us today, but in those days Jews and Samaritans did not deal with each other and Jews looked down on Samaritans. However, it wasn’t one of the sons of Abraham who came back to give thanks; it was a Samaritan.
Not only did this man come back and give thanks, but verses 15 and 16 tell us that, “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.” Then Jesus asked, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” Then in Luke 17:19 we read the words of Jesus when He said to the Samaritan, “Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.” (KJV) In reality, the Lord is still asking this question of us today, ““Where are the others? Has no one returned to give praise to God?” Have you remembered to thank Him? As you thank Him, you put yourself in position for wholeness and restoration. Let us never forget to give God thanks for what He has done, even the seemingly small things.
Pastor Dave
