The Seal To Your Miracle. 1.
“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. So Jesus answered and said, “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? And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well. Luke 17:11-19. NKJV.”
There is no blessing individual have received as miracles, favour, help, assistance, supernatural provisions, gifts, healing, increase, etc., no matter where or how it is received, that is hidden to the Lord Jesus, actually, every blessings passes through His hands to us all!
When the Lord Jesus asked the lepers to go and show themselves to the Priest, He knew they would be healed on the way, that’s why He expressed amazement when it is only the Samaritan who came back to give Him thanks.
It is self defeating and short circuiting of further miracles and favour if we don’t consciously come before the Lord with heartfelt praises and thanksgiving for those things you have received!
Actually, giving of thanks is a seal of finishing touches to those things you have received, without thanksgiving, the stamp of “it is finished” is not yet on it! It was when the man came with thanksgiving that the Lord Jesus endorsed his healing, the other nine who left without giving thanks are not healed permanently!
I ask myself, where did the other nine lepers ran to after being healed, obviously, it is not to the priest to offers the prescribed gifts as testimonies for being healed! They probably ran to see their family, or friends, or to reclaim business or properties they were forced to leave since becoming lepers!
Reflection: thanksgiving is a seal of permanency on miracles, favour, help, or open doors received.
Rev’d Kolapo Abiodun Olagunju.
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