More Reading....

In Luke 17, it also talks about the 10 lepers that Jesus healed, with only one coming back to thank Him. Here's what grabbed my attention:

"Taking a good look at them, He said, 'Go, show yourselves to the priests.' They went, and while still on their way, became clean." (Verse 14)

Notice that Jesus didn't heal them automatically or instantly. They had to have faith in Him because He chose to heal them while they were still en route to the priests. After He told them to go the priests, they still weren't healed! Some were probably confused and wondered what good it would do them to even go there anyways. But as they took those steps of faith, Jesus met them there.

God doesn't always give us the instant gratification we want in our lives. Sometimes we just need to walk in the direction He told us to, and have faith that He'll provide and guide us. Wow, that's so encouraging to me!