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Luke 17:11-19 (CSB)
Ten Men Healed 11 While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When he saw them, he told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were cleansed. 15 But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God. 16 He fell facedown at his feet, thanking him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.” I’d like to leave each of us with… *Three Observations about Giving Thanks…from Luke 17:11-19:
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Real Dudes,
The other day I was watching the show Mountain Men and one of the men (Tom) on the show had just cut a tree down…his plan was to make a canoe out of it. Once he had the tree down, the first thing he did was peel all of the bark off of it. I was curious…why take the bark off and what purpose does bark have for a tree if it’s not needed once the tree is down? That might be obvious to some of you, but for me, I look at a tree and see the bark, but have never put much thought into its entire purpose. In my research, I found that bark serves a couple purposes:
And I also found the reasons for peeling the bark off when building a house or canoe…
As was noted above, Provision and Protection are two main purposes for bark. Much like bark wrapped around a tree, I feel it comforting to know that God has wrapped each of us in His constant provision and protection for us. Many benefits come from feeling provided for and protected from outside influences. How have you noticed the Lord providing for you in your life? What is it that you’ve noticed Him protecting you from? Below are some passages to reflect on and to see Him as your Provider and Protector. Spend some time today thanking Him for Who He is, and for what He does for you. If you don’t have God in your life, then what effects are you experiencing from being exposed? Nate Jehovah-Jireh
2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. 3 My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. He is my savior; he protects me and saves me from violence. 4 I call to the Lord, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord! Men,
Each day we’re faced with differing attitudes. Attitudes in person, in song, in social media, in entertainment, in the workplace, in the home, etc. And each day we’re faced with a decision of what attitudes we’ll adopt. Who and or what are we allowing to influence our attitude development? The answer should be obvious. The Apostle Paul reminds us in Philippians 2:5 (CSB) that we are to “Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus.” When I typed in “What are some attitudes of Christ” here’s what AI spit out…
My challenge to each of us is to ask ourselves when we act a certain way, “Where did this attitude come from?” “Where did I learn it from?” Let me encourage you to spend some time in His Word and look for attitudes of Christ. What did you learn from Him as you were reading and how can you apply that to your life? Would others say that it’s obvious as to where you learned your attitudes from? Would it be said that you learned and adopted them from Christ? My prayer is that those around us could get a glimpse of Jesus just by observing our attitudes. What message are they receiving? Practicing His Presence, Nate |
AuthorNate Smith is a husband, a father of 6 girls, grandpa to 3 granddaughters and one grandson, a police and fire chaplain, a pastor, and has a passion to see men grow in Christ. 
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