Two fears are shown within the bulk of this thread (God & Illness), but my express purpose here was for the reader to choose which is greater. Unfortunately, due to the silence, the outcome now presents one distinct divide! Surprise? No. Absence of evil? God knows any temptations directed at Him. Otherwise and first off, you’ll know this author of this thread ‘
by their fruits’. The rest? Well, what else, I don’t believe the thread was appreciated and likely looked upon as an unthankful eyesore.
In truth, isn’t that truly just as surprising to those uncommitted reading this as it was for the Lord the day only one of the ten returned to give thanks?
It was a small leper colony such as this that Jesus encountered on his way through the Samaritan wilderness: Ten lepers, dressed in tattered rags, their bodies covered with lesions, crying at the top of their lungs. For some reason, when Jesus approached they did not cry out, “Unclean!”, as they were supposed to; instead, they cried, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
How did they know who Jesus was? Why did they not warn him of the danger of their presence? Luke doesn’t say. He only says that, in answer to their plea, Jesus responded with mercy. After all, this is the nature of Jesus: To love the unlovable, to touch the untouchable, to seek out the least, the last and the lost.
He told the lepers, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” This is significant in two ways: One, he treated the lepers the same way he treated everyone else. In other words, he didn’t criticize them or question whether or not they were worthy of his time and attention. This is one of the hallmarks of his kingdom. Peter said it best:
“Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;
but in every nation he who fears him
and works righteousness is acceptable to him.”
(Acts 10:34)
‘Luke doesn’t say’, or the Spirit didn’t say? The point in much of this is, does our choice reflect confidence that God will uphold His widespread approval of trusting Him? Or is it the beginning sign of turning faith upon what He gave us into a “
myth”?
This much I can say, THAT is the furthest thing from mountain-moving faith I presently could think of!
Luke 17:11-19 Don't Forget to Say Thank You! (McLarty)