Go to the Priest
From Adam Hamilton's book, Luke, as Hamilton describes what Jesus told the 10 lepers in Luke 17:
He told them to go find the priest - the biblical requirement for a leper who had been healed. Jesus told them this before they were healed, and the act of going to find the priest would be an act of faith. On the way, they were healed.
Maybe I've known this before, but I don't remember it, and was startled by it as I read this paragraph this morning. Jesus sent them to the priest - which would be what a healed leper would do - before they were healed. What could have been their response? "Sorry, Jesus, I can't go to the priest. I have leprosy. Maybe you haven't noticed?" But, no, they have enough faith to go to the priest, and when they get there, they are healed.
What path do we avoid because we don't have enough faith in the power of God?
Labels: Gospel, Hamilton Luke


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