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7/30/2019 Desperate For Ministration, Passionate In Appreciation.
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7/30/2019 Desperate For Ministration, Passionate In Appreciation.
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In what I called, Desperate for Ministration, Passionate in Appreciation (see The Pursuit of
Commitment Chapter 14), I wrote people who desperately called or squeezed their way to reach
Christ because they wanted Him to heal them. He healed some people but instructed them not to
tell anybody about it, but theycouldnt keep quiet about it (Mark 1:40-45). A lady had touched the
Lord secretly and wanted nobody to know about it but the Lord insisted that she speaks out (Luke8:43-48). This shows that an encounter with Christ mustbe made public. It is a way of giving Him
glory by appreciating what He has down.We read another story where some desperate people called for help but when they got what they
wanted, nothing was heard from them again, except one who came back to praise God. Lets look
at the story:
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance
and called out in a loud voice, Jesus, Master, have pity on us!
When he saw them, he said, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were
cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.
He threw himself at Jesus feet and thanked himand he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, Were
not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God
except this foreigner? Then he said to him, Rise and go; your faith has made you well (Luke
17:11-19 NIV).
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The importance of gratitude cannot be gainsaid. The following are reasons for the
importance of gratitude:
i) It appreciates the giver;
Some people behave as if what they want is more important than the one they want it
from. Some people also behave as if they have a right for everything they get. But even
if itsones right, it is courteous to appreciate.
ii) It shows the value the recipient attaches to the favour he has received;
I once gave an old lady some money. It was little I know, but not little enough to beinsignificant; it was all I had for her. Instead of saying thank you she despisingly
looked at the money and said: This little amount is all you are giving me, cant you add me
more! She in fact quoted the minimum she expected. It would be extremely difficult
for her to get anything from me. She went away without saying thank you.
iii) It legitimizes the appropriation of the favour;
I know a lady that would willingly give you something but if you forget to say, thank
you. She would tell you right away that you have robed her. Nothing is free. Even
when you think you have gotten something for free, youll be wise to pay with for it
with a thankyou! In other words, thankyou is the price for favours.
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iv) It establishes the favour;
One may get a favour, but that doesnt mean that the favour will last. Thankyou is
the mystery word that unlocks and extracts the goodwill (of the giver) to accompany
the favour.v) It completes the favour.
Sometimes one can give you favours in installments. You get the full favour upon
returning to saythankyou. The one giving you favour may not tell you that you will
get more if you return later to appreciate the help. Notice (in v.19) what the Lord Jesus
told the leper who came back: Rise and go; your faith has made you well. I thoughtthey had already been healed! Yes, but now we can say that he got the FULL measure.
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