I was reading Luke 17 this morning of the classic story of Jesus healing the 10 lepors and only one of them came back to say thanks. Here is how my reflection time went:
Lord, I am so thankful for the healing in my life and the healing that you are still doing in my life, in fact, you won't stop the healing process until you come (Philippians 1:6). So Jesus, i am at your feet today giving you glory for your love over my life and brokenness. And truthfully, there is a part of me that just wants to stay here but I caught something that I had never thought about before, but that is what Jesus says after this specific leper is at His feet! "Where are the other 9? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?" But here is where I was challenged..."stand up and go." So, in Scripture, the word stand signifies that there is work to be done. When Jesus completed His mission, He sat next to His Father. You sit when the work is done. You stand when there is work to be done. Jesus says, "stand up" - still work to be done? "And go." Go! Go means don't stay here. Go means travel somewhere else...just not here. Woa. And then it hit me, maybe I should stand up go find the other 9 and share with them the reality and truth of what truly happened to all of us. We deserved leprosy because we are sinners and what we really didn't deserve is to be healed, but Jesus healed us because that is who He is. He is love. He is healer. He healed us and I think we need to live a life of worship and thankfulness to Him. We live a life of serving and striving to help others see the miracle of Jesus' love. Let's catch Jesus' heart in this moment and that He wishes that no one depart from knowing Him. Isaiah had it, after being healed in Isaiah 6, the Lord said who will "stand and go for me" (my paraphrase) and Isaiah said, Lord send me...and Isaiah went. Do we truly understand what Jesus has done?
My faith has healed me and I now I want to stand and go...
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