365 Days in the Gospels and Spirit of Prophecy

June 10

Bible discovery

Luke 17:11-19 365DGSP 162.1

11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 365DGSP 162.2

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 365DGSP 162.3

13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 365DGSP 162.4

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. 365DGSP 162.5

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 365DGSP 162.6

16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 365DGSP 162.7

17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 365DGSP 162.8

18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 365DGSP 162.9

19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. 365DGSP 162.10

Spirit of Prophecy Reading

The Desire of Ages p.348: 365DGSP 162.11

When the ten lepers came to Jesus for healing, He bade them go and show themselves to the priest. On the way they were cleansed, but only one of them returned to give Him glory. The others went their way, forgetting Him who had made them whole. How many are still doing the same thing! The Lord works continually to benefit mankind. He is ever imparting His bounties. He raises up the sick from beds of languishing, He delivers men from peril which they do not see, He commissions heavenly angels to save them from calamity, to guard them from “the pestilence that walketh in darkness” and “the destruction that wasteth at noonday” (Psalm 91:6); but their hearts are unimpressed. He has given all the riches of heaven to redeem them, and yet they are unmindful of His great love. By their ingratitude they close their hearts against the grace of God. Like the heath in the desert they know not when good cometh, and their souls inhabit the parched places of the wilderness. 365DGSP 162.12

It is for our own benefit to keep every gift of God fresh in our memory. Thus faith is strengthened to claim and to receive more and more. There is greater encouragement for us in the least blessing we ourselves receive from God than in all the accounts we can read of the faith and experience of others. The soul that responds to the grace of God shall be like a watered garden. His health shall spring forth speedily; his light shall rise in obscurity, and the glory of the Lord shall be seen upon him. Let us then remember the loving-kindness of the Lord, and the multitude of His tender mercies. Like the people of Israel, let us set up our stones of witness, and inscribe upon them the precious story of what God has wrought for us. And as we review His dealings with us in our pilgrimage, let us, out of hearts melted with gratitude, declare, “What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all His people.” Psalm 116:12-14. 365DGSP 162.13