KNOW THANK-YOU OR NO THANK-YOU?

"Was there no one to return and give thanks to God except this foreigner?" —Luke 17:18

Jesus healed ten lepers and taught us that:

We have a lot to be thankful for.
Most of us are probably not thankful most of the time.
Those who are thankful are often not the ones we expected to be thankful (see Lk 17:16).
Thankfulness is an act of faith (Lk 17:19).
Thankfulness can be a way of receiving salvation from Jesus (see Lk 17:19).

Because of Who God is and what love He has given us, the Lord commands us to:

"Render constant thanks" (1 Thes 5:18).
"Give thanks to God the Father always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ" (Eph 5:20).
"Enter His gates with thanksgiving" (Ps 100:4).

Jesus died for you. Thank Him by living for Him. Happy "Thanks‑living!"

Prayer: Father, may thanksgiving take precedence over selfishness.

Promise: "Desire therefore My words; long for them and you shall be instructed." —Wis 6:11

Praise: Steve inspired his fellow Christians by leading them in prayers of thanksgiving even during great times of adversity and struggle.