{"id":395,"date":"2024-11-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=395&2024"},"modified":"2024-11-18T17:01:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T00:01:30","slug":"the-secret-to-growing-faith-luke-17-11-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/the-secret-to-growing-faith-luke-17-11-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret to Growing Faith: Luke 17:11-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Luke 17:11-19 (NASB)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\" style=\"display: none;\"><p><sup>11<\/sup>\u00a0While He was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. <sup>12<\/sup>\u00a0As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him; <sup>13<\/sup>\u00a0and they raised their voices, saying, &#8220;Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!&#8221; <sup>14<\/sup>\u00a0When He saw them, He said to them, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Go and show yourselves to the priests.&#8221;<\/span> And as they were going, they were cleansed. <sup>15<\/sup>\u00a0Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, <sup>16<\/sup>\u00a0and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. <sup>17<\/sup>\u00a0Then Jesus answered and said, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine&mdash;where are they?<\/span> <sup>18<\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"red-letter\">Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?&#8221;<\/span> <sup>19<\/sup>\u00a0And He said to him, <span class=\"red-letter\">&#8220;Stand up and go; your faith <span class=\"tooltiptrigger\">*<\/span><span class=\"tooltip\">Lit <em>has saved you<\/em><\/span>has made you well.&#8221;<\/span> <\/p><p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=luke 17:11-19&amp;version=NASB\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Luke 17:11-19<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Of the countless times Jesus healed people, I am always fascinated by one specific healing \u2013 the one included in this passage. Most times Jesus healed someone He would lay His hands on the individual, or in some way touch the sick person. In a few cases, He would give confirmation to the friend\/family member when they came to Him on behalf of the sick person.<\/p>\r\n<p>However, what is most distinct about this healing is that Jesus gives no confirmation, there is no contact aside from a distant shout, and what was shouted was simply a direction: <strong>\u201cGo and show yourselves to the priests.\u201d<\/strong> <em>(Verse 14b)<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>This healing contains no encouragement or confirmation that the command to go to the priest would result in healing, but just like the Old Testament record of Naaman being healed in 2 Kings, chapter 5, obedience to the command itself demonstrates the faith that is present.<\/p>\r\n<p>Perhaps the men knew Jesus could heal them, but maybe they weren\u2019t sure entirely if Jesus would want to. Perhaps doubt had clouded their thoughts, and maybe only one was brave enough to be the spokesperson for the group \u2013 the same one who later returned to thank Jesus. These are some speculations that I have in my mind as to why Jesus may have answered like He did \u2013 He was pushing back against doubt.<\/p>\r\n<p>Doubt has a way of stopping us from moving forward. It can derail our progress and cause us to slow down. Doubt derails our active, continually-moving-forward faith. God wants us to have a relationship with Him, but doubt creeps in to sabotage and stop the relationship from growing.<\/p>\r\n<p>What really stands out in this healing that I can take and apply to my own life is Jesus\u2019 first command to these men: <strong>\u201cGo\u201d<\/strong>. <strong>Sometimes we need to step out and start moving for God to be able to act. Sometimes, when we are stuck somewhere, we simply need to start moving, and then believe that God will direct us<\/strong> \u2013 though hopefully not as creatively as He did in Jonah\u2019s life <em>(recorded in the short book of Jonah)<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--395\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, <a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/\" title=\"Check out Reflective Bible Study!\">click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p><p><em><a class=\"underline\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onClick=\"rbs_aj_inline_subscribe(this, '395');\">Subscribe<\/a> to this blog and never miss an insight.<\/em><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Of the countless times Jesus healed people, I am always fascinated by one specific healing \u2013 the one included in this passage. Most times Jesus healed someone He would lay His hands on the individual, or in some way touch the sick person. 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