Luke 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
At the part one before already discussed that came to Jesus is the first step to experience a miracle. These ten lepers came to Jesus because they have faith and believe that Jesus could heal their illness. News about Jesus and His power so rapidly spread widely and makes faith of people who are in pain get up. The people who saw and experienced his power has witnessed the power of miracle which works in Jesus.
Rome 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
That's why how importance of the testimony because the testimony would grow and raise the faith of people who heard that testimony.
In this section we discuss that miracles do happen at the word of God. In Luke 17:14 we see that Jesus simply said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." After Jesus said this without much question that the ten lepers to go straight to do what Jesus commanded. Not noted in the Bible that the debate with Jesus about the command. They take orders and do it with sincerity. Also in the biblical record that they grumble, not like Naaman, Naaman was a man who experienced the same illness came on Elisha to pray to ask for better. Elisha told Naaman to go to the Jordan and bathed there seven times. This story can be read in II Kings 5:10. The same disease, the same commands, but differ in response to the order. These ten lepers obeyed without question to Jesus while Naaman to Elisha command grudgingly. Paragraph below is the nagging of Naaman.
II Kings 5:11-12 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
They're all has healed, but there was something different. Naaman healed after completely seven times dipping himself in the river Jordan while the ten lepers healed during on the way to Priest.
The important point from this story is obey Word of God bring miracles. Brothers and Sisters, if you want to experience miracles, please obey the word of God, do it with sincerity, without debating. If you do that, the miracle will come to your life. Jesus bless us. Amen
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