Todays Scripture ----
Luke 17:1-19 GW
Causing Others to Lose Faith
17 Jesus told his disciples, “Situations that cause people to lose their faith are certain to arise. But how horrible it will be for the person who causes someone to lose his faith! 2 It would be best for that person to be thrown into the sea with a large stone hung around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to lose his faith. 3 So watch yourselves! “If a believer sins, correct him. If he changes the way he thinks and acts, forgive him. 4 Even if he wrongs you seven times in one day and comes back to you seven times and says that he is sorry, forgive him.”
The Apostles Ask for More Faith
5 Then the apostles said to the Lord, “Give us more faith.”
6 The Lord said, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots, and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you.
7 “Suppose someone has a servant who is plowing fields or watching sheep. Does he tell his servant when he comes from the field, ‘Have something to eat’? 8 No. Instead, he tells his servant, ‘Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.’ 9 He doesn’t thank the servant for following orders. 10 That’s the way it is with you. When you’ve done everything you’re ordered to do, say, ‘We’re worthless servants. We’ve only done our duty.’”
Ten Men with a Skin Disease Are Healed
11 Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee on his way to Jerusalem. 12 As he went into a village, ten men with a skin disease met him. They stood at a distance 13 and shouted, “Jesus, Teacher, have mercy on us!”
14 When he saw them, he told them, “Show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were made clean. [
a] 15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he turned back and praised God in a loud voice. 16 He quickly bowed at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (The man was a Samaritan.)
17 Jesus asked, “Weren’t ten men made clean? Where are the other nine? 18 Only this foreigner came back to praise God.”
19 Jesus told the man, “Get up, and go home! Your faith has made you well.”
Footnotes:
- Luke 17:15 “Clean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is presentable to God.
unsafe says ----Jesus has made it very clear in the parable of the rich man and the beggar that eternity is for real and that no one will be coming back from hell to let us know what the place of torment is like so others can avoid being in the eternal torment side of eternity -----and the same goes for heaven no one will return to let us know what heaven holds for us ------ God describes in detail both places in His word and that is all we have to go by ----So believers need to be diligent to show Jesus to others on this side of our Physical lives because now counts --once we are out of this physical world as scriptures says ---we die once and are judged ---there is no inbetween or second chance for people -----
Verses 1-4 ----So we see in these verses ----that Jesus is speaking to His Disciples here and He is saying that sometimes situations can arise that will cause one to question OR loose their Faith ----but if it be a believer that causes that person to question or loose their Faith then He gives a grave warning to that believer -----and He tells them to watch themselves that when a brother or sister sins against them they are to correct that person and forgive them ----we are not to turn our heads and let the sin slid by we are to correct with a forgiving heart ------
unsafe says ----this is why it is so important for all True Christ--ians to make sure they Preach and teach the truth of Scriptures to others so we are not the cause of them stumbling and falling in their Faith ------ there are many --many who are causing a stumbling block to their Church by not Telling them that there is only one True Faith that will save them and that comes from hearing by way of God's word ----
In verses 5-10 ------We see the Disciples asking for more Faith ----and Jesus tells the a Parable ----
unsafe says --We see that the Disciples recognize that in order to be able to cope with this sin and forgiveness and not to take offence themselves they will need Great Faith in God to be able to handle themselves properly -----When we have a firm Faith and trust in God and His word it strengthens our relationship to God and gives us the confidence needed to endure the hardships that come against us -----we know we are not alone God is there with us to provide our way out ----and give us strength through His Grace to forgive those who have wronged us ------
This is a very Freeing feeling for those believers who have this kind of faith and trust in God and His Grace ----
God's Mustard seed Faith is like dynamite when we put that Faith into the right action ------it will move your mountain --(-bad situation ) etc straight out of the way so victory is obtained -----we should never underestimate Faith ---it is powerful when it is the right kind of Faith ------Great works are possible with mustard seed faith ----
Verses 7-10
----unsafe says ------We are God's servants and He has called us to serve Him ----God owes us nothing He has given us everything we have ----Jesus is our Lord and Saviour and serving Him is no easy task ---Plowing a field is hard work -tending sheep is exhausting and both these need a person who has patients and a keen eye and a caring heart along with great stamina to stay the course ----There is always something for us to do to serve God and we do it cause God loved us first and our love for God moves us to serve Him graciously without complaints and with the right attitude ----
When we realize what God has done for us by and through His Son ---True Believer will serve Him with an attitude of Gratitude -----The work we do is like a speck of dust compared to what Jesus did for us ------
Verses 13-19 -----The healing of the 10 Lepers -----
unsafe says -----We see out of the 10 only 1 gives thanks -----We see that they all cried out to be cleansed and Jesus sends them off to the priest --these men were really bonded by their misery in their disease ---- when Jesus sent them to the Priest to be cleansed they all went (obeyed )without question so this proves their Faith in Jesus to know that He could heal them ----
And here is the rest of the story -----the foreigner was the only one who came back to thank God and give Him the Glory for his healing -----the other nine just preformed their Religious duty by obeying the command to go to the Priest ---they had faith in Jesus to heal but their attitude of gratitude was all twisted in the wrong direction ----- they had whole bodies from their healing but their hearts remained SICK ----
The Foreigner ended up better than the others because Jesus healed the persons heart upon his arrival to give thanks --showing an attitude of Gratitude -----
