This is day 19 of our 27-day gratitude and prayer guide in preparation for Thanksgiving. You can download the entire guide here.
Day 1: Read — Luke 17:11-17
Prepare for your reading:
Ask God to shine light on His word for us: “Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, I want to see you.”
Read Luke 17:11-17
Try reading from two or more versions and see if any give you a different insight on the passage.
Write these verses down on a sheet of paper or in a journal. Perhaps try to memorize them or place them somewhere visible through the day
Scripture interprets scripture
In the place where you wrote down the passage, write your thoughts about the following questions:
Read Luke 19:5-10. How does Zacchaeus’s response to Jesus support your understanding of Luke 17:11-17?
Prayer of Adoration
Preparation for prayer
What do you see in the scriptures you’ve read today that leads you to praise God? Write your answer down.
Offer a prayer of praise to God
Write some things down about God that you see in this passage that cause adoration for Him.
Spend some time praising God for the things you wrote down and for what you see in our passage and the other scriptures we looked at. You can use the following as a prompt.
Father, you are a God of compassion and mercy. While others shunned the lepers, your Son had compassion. While I believe he knew that all but one would be ungrateful, he had compassion and healed them all the same.
I see the same mercy and compassion as you bless me in spite of my own ungratefulness. I praise you for showing a love that gives with no expectation. I see a love that wants to heal not just the body, but to heal the heart and to make us well.
I praise you, El-Roi, God who sees, for you saw the lepers, you saw Zacchaeus, and in knowing that you saw them, I know that you see me today.
I offer my praise to you today through Jesus, Amen.