Luke 17:11-19 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.… I. THEIR APPLICATION. It was — 1. Unanimous. 2. Earnest. 3. Respectful and humble. II. THEIR CURE. 1. A wonderful manifestation of Christ's power. He is a rich Saviour, rich in mercy and rich in power. 2. Great faith and obedience exhibited on their part. III. THE THANKFULNESS MANIFESTED BY ONE OF THESE HEALED MEN. 1. Prompt. 2. Warm, hearty, earnest. 3. Humble and reverential.More so, observe, than even his prayer. When he cried for mercy, he stood; when he gives thanks for mercy, he falls down on his face, The thankfulness of this man was elevated also. It was accompanied with high thoughts of God, and a setting forth, as far as he was able, of God's glory. He is said in the text to have "glorified God." And observe how he blends together in his thankfulness God and Christ. He glorifies the one, and at the same time he falls down before the other, giving Him thanks. Did he then look on our Lord in His real character, as God? Perhaps he did. The wonderful cure he had received in his body, might have been accompanied with as wonderful an outpouring of grace and light into his mind. God and Christ, God's glory and Christ's mercy, were so blended together in his mind, that he could not separate them. Neither, brethren, can you separate them, if you know anything aright of Christ and His mercy. (C. Bradley, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. |
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