...As They Went

I attended a chapel service yesterday that was on being thankful.  I got the most out of the part leading up to the thankfulness, though.  The scripture reference came from Luke 17, with the story of the lepers who were healed.  The lepers were secluded from society so that the leprosy would not spread to everyone.  As Jesus passed by the town, ten lepers who had heard of Jesus' ability to heal, called to Him to heal them.  Jesus responded this way in verse 14:  "When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed."


These lepers were afflicted with this illness, for perhaps years, with what at the time was an incurable disease.  Jesus didn't heal them instantaneously-he told them to go see the priest-the very place they needed to go to have their healing confirmed so they could be re-integrated into society.  With full knowledge that they were still sick-the physical evidence ever so present-they still turned and went on their way to the priest.  I'm sure they thought it seemed a silly, perhaps stupid, instruction.  Why would they go see someone to confirm their healing, if they were so obviously still afflicted?  But they knew Jesus was a miracle working healer; they followed His instructions, and as a result, they were healed "as they went".  They put into action the instructions from spiritual leadership, however off-base they seemed, and as a result they were healed.  What a great reminder to not question God, or the way He chooses to bring us from one level to the next.  Simply trust Him.  Have faith in Him-whether or not it makes sense.