Keep on Walking
Healing of the Ten Lepers
Read: Luke 17:11–19
DAY 15The healing of ten lepers sitting on the side of the road has a significant lesson for us. As Jesus came passing by to Jerusalem, they began to shout, “Jesus, have mercy on us and heal us.” Without seeming to do anything to heal them, Jesus merely gave the instruction to go show themselves to the priest.
They could have thought, Once I see my skin clear up, I’ll go see the priest. But faith says you must believe it before you see it. You must act like it’s coming when you don’t see any sign of it. These lepers obeyed Jesus in blind faith and started walking toward the priest. It could have been several miles, perhaps all day. I can hear people saying, “You can’t go into town; you have leprosy.”
They could have looked at their skin and thought, I don’t see anything different, but they just kept on walking. No sign of things improving or changes in their skin, but hour after hour they kept walking. Scripture shares that as they went, they were healed. If they would have stayed where they were, waited for things to change, they would have never seen the healing. The miracle was in the obedience, in the going. By the time they got to the priest, they were all completely healed.
God has put promises in your heart. Perhaps He’s told you He is going to restore your health, that you will lend and not borrow, that as for you and your house you will serve the Lord. However, like these lepers, nothing looks any different. The medical report hasn’t changed, your child is still off course, your business hasn’t improved. You could get discouraged and think, I don’t see any change. Just keep walking, keep being obedient, keep praising, keep thanking, keep doing the right thing. That’s when the miracle is going to take place.
You can’t go by what you see or by what you don’t see; go by what God has promised you. “Joel, I still have these symptoms.” Keep on walking. “My business is still slow.” Keep on walking. “These people at work are still not treating me right.” Keep on walking. God sees your obedience. He sees you believing when you could be discouraged, He hears you praising when you could be complaining, He sees you stretching forward when you could be shrinking back. As you keep walking, you’re going to see God do miraculous things in your life.
This miracle required an act of obedience. These lepers had to do something as an act of faith—which was see the priest and when they did, they were healed.
BE ENCOURAGED TODAY:
If you don’t see anything changing, keep walking. Keep being obedient, keep praising, keep thanking, keep doing the right thing. That’s when the miracle is going to take place.Get Inspired
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