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Fall on Your Face Gratitude and Sitting Among Friends #62

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 20:18:00 +0000

As we continue the journey at the feet of Jesus, I want to say that I am so glad you are joining me and I am really getting some different perspectives and I hope you are, too.

On the way to Jerusalem, he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed.

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 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?” And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” Luke 17:11-19 ESV

I hope you caught in the middle of the story, the one man that came back and fell on his face at the feet of Jesus.

This is such a fantastic story. If you are a skimmer, go back and read it. It speaks volumes of Jesus’ character!

I would like to point out several things before we move on to the heart of the issue.

1. Anyone with leprosy, according to the law, had to remain at a distance from the town. They were outcasts. Reduced to living on the roadways.

2. They must have heard about Jesus’ power and authority because in their cries they called Him Master.

3. The proof of healing had to be pronounced by the priests.

4. Samaritans were not a group or people that Jews talked to. (Remember the woman at the well.)

The heart in this story really begins here. Then when one of them saw that he was healed, he turned back.

Why didn’t the others turn back? That is what Jesus wanted to know.

Where there, not nine others? Yet this foreigner, the one who was rejected in many ways, turned back.

What does it mean that he turned back? In noticing that he was healed. It changed him. He not only looked at Christ as a teacher or master, He looked at Him as Lord.

How do we know this? In Jesus’ reply to this man, He said, your faith has made you well.

What was the difference between this man and the nine others? His faith.

Last week we looked at a story of a father whose faith moved him from fear to the hope that only comes from Christ.

This week we see a man whose faith leads him to gratitude and completeness. Notice he fell on his face and thanked the Lord.

I know I have thanked the Lord many times for things He has done for me or through me both big and small, but I don’t know when I have been so overwhelmed with gratitude that I have fallen to my face.

That breaks my heart. Christ did the same thing for me that He did for this foreigner. He healed my heart. My heart that was so full of disease and leprosy. I should have been left on the side of the road begging for mercy. But God knew my condition and in my seeking healing and forgiveness, He showed me the grace and mercy of complete healing.

Yet, I am afraid too many times, I may have been one of the other nine, who ran away to make sure I was really healed.

I want to be like this man. I want to have this kind of fall on your face gratitude. I want to run to the feet of Jesus while telling the world, He has healed me! He has made me whole!

I want to point out that the other nine were only physically healed. Jesus said to this man, however, “Rise and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.”

He didn’t tell the man to go to the priest for He had become this man’s High Priest (Hebrews 8:1) and Christ made Him well.

Now this man was able, with a loud voice, to praise the name of Jesus.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30 KJV

Praise and gratitude do two things for sure.

It magnifies the name of Jesus. What a better way to magnify to the world that we are made complete than to praise His Great Name.

It gives us the opportunity to find the joy, we so often seek, in a situation that is less than ideal.

Simply put – At the feet of Jesus, we bring faith and gratitude, we receive joy and the spiritual blessings that He alone offers us there.

Let us praise and rejoice the Lord in the comments, tell us one thing that you can be thankful for and take the opportunity to lift-up that gratitude to the Lord today!

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In the Wake of Comfort and Sitting Among Friends Blog Party #13

Jaime Wiebel — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:33:00 +0000

In the Wake of Comfort

First of all, I just want to say to all of you who prayed for me and my family this week, thank you so much. Your comments have been such a blessing. I have felt the peace so deeply this week. My son’s appointment went fine and all is well.

Last week’s post, Flooded with Peace, actually went beyond what I disclosed. I actually wrote last week’s post after the passing of a dearly loved aunt. One week it was the uncertain doctor’s appointment with my son and the next week it was facing a dear loss.

I try to guard myself sometimes and not let people in for fear of giving too much information. So, I kept that private. I have been overwhelmed with the prayers from all of you, I thought it only fair to be a little more transparent.

God of All Comfort

I am reminded of the verses in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

As I was writing last week’s piece, I was in the wake of the unknown doctor’s appointment and a death. Still, the peace and comfort kept flooding me.

Christ knew what I was facing and He was right beside me. He was holding me tight and rescuing my heart.

Your prayers played a vital role in that. That you cared enough about me to go to the throne of grace on my behalf, bless your hearts.

My husband’s aunt passed from complications of Huntington’s Disease, which is a genetic disorder. Her passing also brought back to the surface the idea that this could someday be us. The thoughts were terrifying and sobering at the same time.

We are assured, God is good and we have the hope that He gives us in His Son.

Comfort in Trials

As we face these trials, I know we can seek His comfort. I know, God is in control. I know, He knows the path He has laid out for us. He knows me and calls me by name and I can rest my weary head in His comfort.

I know these words may need to be heard by someone today who is gripped by fear of the unknown. My job is not to just keep it inside but to share the comfort with others around me. If this brings comfort to one other person, then all Glory to God!

I love how those verses start out. ALL praise to God!

Life is scary. Life can have you feeling tangled in a web of defeat. But God is merciful and the source of ALL comfort.

Friends, this is why I write here. Because we are the church. We are the family of God. We are friends together Seeking God.

We are here to encourage, build each other up and when a brother or sister is hurting, we stand beside one another. We seek comfort for one another that can only come from Christ.

When God has poured all His comfort out on us, we are able to give that same comfort to others.

Hope in Christ, Alone

The reason I decided to let you in on my week was because I want to extend that comfort to someone else. I want you to know you are not alone. If someone is reading this today and feeling overwhelmed by what may seem like one trial after another, there is hope. That hope is in Jesus Christ.

1 John 4:9 says, This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

God loves us so much, He sent His only Son so that we might live. Choosing Christ is immediate. It doesn’t begin at death. It is immediate life. Transforming and renewed life, now, through God’s Son, Jesus.

Why am I a Christ follower? Because I can’t do this alone. In 1 John, we are told we can live through Him. I need Christ. With Him, I have hope, peace, comfort, love and I never have to live life alone.

Friends, the same hope is available to you. Seek God with your whole heart and you will find the hope you are seeking in Him!

Let’s continue this conversation! Meet me in the comments.

New Book From Lisa Murray Peace For A Lifetime

Friends, this is a great time to introduce you to a new book I am reading. This wonderful book from Lisa Murray comes out in March. It is called Peace for a Lifetime. I am going to write a post for it on March 9, please stop back by. This book has been so beneficial to me and I know you will love it, too. I am excited to share it with you because it has been a blessing to my heart.

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