God's People Thank -- Colossians 3:12-17

This text is all about what God's people do differently from the rest of the world.  Because we are God's chosen, we have certain privileges and certain expectations.  The saying, "Rank has its privileges", applies to you and I as Christians.  As soldiers in God's army we have confidence in our salvation.  As soldiers in God's army we have duties to fulfill, obligations to satisfy.

"...clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." (Colossians 3:12b) We are called to exhibit specific traits, and we are instructed to cut each other some slack. "Bear with each other and forgive one another..." (Colossians 3:13a)

Besides mercy, kindness, patience and humility, we are called to be thankful.  By loving each other and treating one another as Jesus did, we will find peace.  Peace is very difficult to come by but something we all long for.  Because we are chosen; we are God's chosen people, we have peace.  Let us give thanks for that peace.

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One Healed Leper Gives Thanks - Luke 17:11-19

Picture this, ten people infected with the most dreaded disease of the day - leprosy - approach Jesus.  He was not a stranger to them, they had to have heard much about Him and the miracles performed by Him.  They must have known He could help them, perhaps cure them totally.

Here is the scene:  "Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a] met him. They stood at a distance  and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”(Luke 17:11-13)

Jesus did have pity on them and He healed them; all ten of them.  But, only one of the 10 returned to say "thank you."  Only one recognized what Jesus had done for them; only one of them took the next step of faith.  Jesus responded to the one man with,  “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 1Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”


How many times have I desperately prayed for Jesus to intercede--to heal a loved one, repair a relationship, or make a financial emergency go away?  I have to ask myself how many times did I respond with thankfulness to Jesus when he got me out of a fix?  Thank you Lord, Jesus for always being faithful to me even when I did not have the courtesy to say 'Thank you'.

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