"15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan." (Luke 17: 15-16)
There were ten lepers who cried out to Jesus for mercy -- that He would be kind to them. He told them to go show themselves to the priest, and they were all healed of their leprosy. (Luke 17: 14).
Yet only one returned to glorify God, the Samaritan.
Many people will comment that our praise enables God to do more in our lives, just as the leper who returned was not just healed of his leprosy, but made whole (Luke 17: 19)
The truth is, this tenth leper had no knowledge of the Law of Moses, or because of who he was, he knew that there was nothing that he could do to make himself righteous.
Those who know that they have nothing, that they need everything granted to them through Christ, they will return to him boldly (Hebrews 4: 16) and receive from Him all the more, knowing full well that it was not their law keeping that made them healed, but the grace of Christ working in them (1 Corinthians 15: 10)
Jesus promotes humble people, people who know that without Him, they can do nothing (John 15: 5)
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