What does Jesus say about Grateful Heart

Day 35

Topic: What does Jesus say about Grateful Heart

Text:  Luke 17;11-19 

 

Introduction:  

o A Grateful Heart offers a new and faith-focused way to cultivate a life filled with gratitude. “Gratitude” is  the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. We have  seen from the passage we read why it is important to be thankful and grateful. Jesus healed ten men with  leprosy and only one of them came back to show gratitude.  

• Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (I Thess 5:18) • Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever (Psalm 136:1) o We should be thankful in all circumstances. God blesses us every day; therefore, it is our solemn duty to  show Him our gratitude daily. Blessings come to us both great and small but be thankful for them all. 

 

Life lessons from Luke 17;11-19 

-Grateful heart because we have received mercy; Jesus willingly gave us mercy. (Ephesians 2;4-5). But God being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in  our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ– 

(Romans 3;23)– For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. 

None of us are worthy of Gods grace but it is only through Jesus Christ that we are able to receive it. 

-Grateful heart for salvation. Jesus willingly gave us his life. 

(Romans 5:8) But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Through is sacrifice we have been forgiven and reconciled unto God 

Our gratitude should overflow in worship (Psalm 100;4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with  praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 

-Grateful heart because we have been chosen 

(1Pet 2;9)9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the  praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of  God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 

 

Life Applications 

Grateful Heart Recognizes that everything is from God, 

Everything we have is from God and he is the only source of blessing. By trusting in God and relying on him  that is when we can experience peace. 

Thanksgiving to God gives elevated degree of access to favor- Gratitude strengthens relationships by  fostering and increasing feelings of closeness, deepening trust and intimacy with God. 

Lesson of the Day: By Cultivating a grateful heart, we can experience greater joy, peace and fulfilment in our  lives.