Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?”(Luke 17:17-18 ESV)
These verses rush my mind to Romans 1 and 2, where in evaluating the world, God sees our disobedience, and our ingratitude. Here all ten obey Christ's command to go tot he priest, but only one turns back to give praise and thanks to God, revealing the depths of his heart. He wants and deserves not only outward obedience, but sincere thanks and praise. Are we just "doing the right thing", or lovingly serving and submitting to Him?
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