Read the passage: Luke 17:11-19
We hear about the promises in the Bible – about the peace of Jesus, the joy and contentment that we can have in every circumstance, and being fully alive in Jesus. Yet, our actual experience of “being a Christian” is “eh”. Rushed. Distracted. Dysfunctional. No different from people who aren’t following Jesus.
We’re told that the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead lives in us to empower us for great things. However, most days we settle for comfort, convenience and mindless entertainment or curating a version of ourselves to impress others. That’s like being given the power of a nuclear fusion power plant that can light up the entire world and the only thing you do with it is charge your phone.
You can’t help but wonder, “Is this it? Is this all Jesus has for me?” What if there’s more? What if Jesus is offering us something far better than we realize and we’re walking right past it every single day.
That’s what today’s Bible passage is about. In Luke 17, Jesus performs a miracle, a God-moment happening right in front of 10 people, and yet only one of them truly sees it.
Ten people receive something from Jesus, but only one experiences the fullness of what Jesus wanted to give.
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