In Luke 17, the story of ten lepers is recorded. The ten lepers were standing at a distance from Jesus as He was passing through a village. They lifted their voices asking Jesus to have mercy on them. Jesus told them to go show themselves to the priests, a requirement of the Jewish law. On they way to the priests, they all discover that they were cleansed from leprosy. One of them turned and came back to Jesus, praising God. This former leper worshipped Jesus and thanked Him for healing him. That is when Jesus asked, “Where are the nine?” Jesus noticed that the other nine lepers did not return to thank Him, despite their healing.
Romans 1:21 says, “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.” Failing to thank God for His blessings is failure to give Him the honor and praise He deserves. When we fail to be thankful, we are elevating ourselves, thinking that we didn’t need Him. God takes note of us when we are thankful and He notices when we are thankless. Thanklessness leads to futility and foolishness.
Reluctant Retiree 