January 17, 2017 Where are you going?

Reading: Luke 17 and Job 24-26

Scripture: Luke 17:14, When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.

Observation: In those days lepers we cast out of the city and were not able to do anything because everything they touched and worked with became unclean in the eyes of the Jewish faith. If you thought your leprosy was cured or that is was not leprosy then you would go to the priests have them look at you and determine if you were clean or not and then they would have you give sacrifices to God according to the law. So when Jesus told them to go show themselves to the priests he was saying you are cleansed and healed.

Application: I think the biggest struggle we have with being healed of something in our own lives is dealing with the last portion of that verse, “as they went they were cleansed.” I know that when ever Jesus did a miracle the was a command something the recipient had to do to fully receive the healing. These lepers were told to go to the priests, if they had though I'm not going to that guy he condemned me to this life I hate that guy or anything along those lines they would not have been healed. If we are to be healed we need to listen to the command that God gives us and have faith in that healing.

Prayer: Father I thank you for the miracles that happen each and every day, the restoration mobility, the release from pain and the releases from addiction. I thank you for your daily provisions and the blessings you pour out on us. I ask that you help us to hear the commands that you have for us so we can be healed and also hear your commands to heal others. Open our eyes to see and our ears to hear from you each day.