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the Samaritan Leper came back to Thank Jesus
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One of them,
when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
He
threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him--and he was a Samaritan.
Jesus
asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
[Luke 17:15~17]
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In ancient Israel, if someone has leprosy,
they were isolated
from their family and the village.
Furthermore, they only walked around at
night, covering their wounds
with white gauze so they wouldn`t be seen by
others.
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Between Samaria and Galilee there was a town
where lepers lived together.
¡°Ah! It`s such a sad thing that we should
live like this forever¡¦¡±
¡°Yes, it`s a sad thing¡¦ Could a miracle also
happen to us?¡±
And at that time, good news arrived to them.
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¡°Hey! Listen, I`ve heard rumors about Jesus
Christ.
They say he can even cure lepers
like us.¡±
¡°Is that true? He can even cure Leprosy?¡±
The townspeople started to get excited.
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They also heard Jesus Christ would pass by
their village,
so the 10 lepers went to see Jesus Christ
with hope
that he could cure their leprosy.
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And finally they had found Jesus Christ
standing in the middle of a crowd.
They shouted loudly from a long distance
away,
¡°Have mercy on us Jesus Christ!¡±
And their voices reached Jesus Christ.
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So Jesus Christ went to them and said, ¡°Show
your bodies to the priest.¡±
Jesus Christ already knew what they wanted.
At that time, if their leprosy got cured
they should show their bodies
to the priest.
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They ran to see the priest because they had
faith that they would be cured.
On the way to see the priest a miracle
happened to them.
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Their bodies had in fact been healed from
leprosy.
¡°Oh my God! My body is cleaned!¡±
¡°It`s also happening to me!¡±
Surprisingly their bodies got cured when
they had faith in the words
of Jesus Christ.
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The 10 people started to dance with joy and amazement.
¡°We should hurry and show our bodies to the
priest
and also tell our families about
what has happened to us.¡±
They started to run quickly to see the
priest.
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But among the 10 people one person didn`t
followed them.
And when he saw that his body had been cured
he praised
and turned back to give glory to God.
¡°Thank you God! Thank you for curing my
body.¡±
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He turned back his way to see Jesus Christ.
He fell down at Jesus Christ`s feet and said
thanks to Jesus Christ.
¡°Oh, Jesus Christ! Thank you for curing my
body.¡±
And this man was a Samaritan who the
Israelites hated.
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Jesus Christ asked the man,
¡°Where is the other nine? How is it
that everyone got cured
but only you came to see me?
There is no other person than
this Samaritan who came to glorify
God?¡±
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So Jesus Christ blessed this Samaritan who
came back to glorify God
by saying, ¡°Stand up and go, your faith has
saved you.¡±
This Samaritan had been cured but even more
than
that he received the greatest gift of all ¡®Salvation¡¯.
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Sometimes we also commit the same mistake
like the 9 men in the story,
we don`t give thanks to the LORD when our prayers
get answered
during a critical time. Same as the
Samaritan who came back to glorify our God, we should not forget what God has
given us and glorify our LORD by being a people of faith and
thanksgiving.
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