Gratitude

Gratitude is something that we often neglect, especially when we are dealing with God. We beg and plead with God to help us out of mess. Then, when God answers, we suddenly forget all about him. We are like the farmer who prays every day for rain. Early in the morning and late at night, he is on his knees praying to God for rain. Then, when it does rain, he neglects to offer even the smallest "thank you" to God.

The Gospel of Luke contains the account of Jesus' encounter with ten lepers along the Galilee/Samaria border. These poor isolated men call out to Jesus for help from half a football field away (approximately 50 yards was the legal distance of separation between the unclean lepers and everyone else). Jesus sends them on their way to the priest (the legal requirement for certifying the healing). Only one of the men, an oft-hated Samaritan, came back to thank Jesus.

How is your gratitude toward God? I am often ungrateful.

If God never did anything other than offer us salvation, we should forever be thankful.