Today's post is provided by George Johnson. George has led the Christian Evangelistic Association (www.theCEA.org) in starting 25 new churches across the Northwest since 2002. He and Dottie have six children and seven grandchildren. He is grateful for Jesus, Dottie, children, grandchildren, flyfishing and sea-kayaking – in that order
BE THE ONE
In the
Gospel of Luke (17:11-19), Jesus enters a village and meets ten lepers who beg
Him to heal their disease. He tells them
to go show themselves to the Priest and when they do they are examined and
found to be completely healed of their leprosy.
This amazing miracle has a stunning footnote: only one healed leper returned to give thanks to Jesus!
That nine
out of ten would be so utterly ungrateful and self-centered is shocking. But if I’m honest, I have to admit that I often
live more like the nine who hurried away to follow their own agenda and pursue
their own priorities than the one who stopped, turned back and gave thanks and
praise to Jesus for what He had done and for Who He is.
It is my
prayerful purpose to be the one – the
one who says “thank you”…the one who is grateful… the one who interrupts everything else going
on to give thanks. Thanksgiving is more
than just a holiday or even a season.
It’s more than just a word or a deed – it is the breath of a life
humbled and healed by the grace of God.
That’s the one I want to be.
Gratefully,
George
Johnson
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