[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The miracle is in the obedience

By Oke Chinye

Read: LUKE 17: 11-19

Meditation verse:

“So, when He saw them, He said to them, ‘go show yourself to the priests.’ And  so, it was that as they went, they were cleansed”. (Luke 17:14).

The story of the ten lepers highlights the importance of obedience and faith. As  they cried to Jesus concerning their situation, am certain they expected Him to  say: ‘be healed’ or ‘you are cleansed from your leprosy’. But Jesus said ‘go show  yourself to the priests’ and that was it. Had they not obeyed Jesus’ command  they would not have received their miracle. 

I have often pondered on this story and wondered what our reaction would be  in today’s church. Wouldn’t we be utterly disappointed? Wouldn’t we murmur  and complain? ‘Show ourselves to the priests?’ ‘He didn’t even touch us, how  does showing ourselves to the priests count for anything? Have the priests not  seen us all this while?’ These are just a few of the complaints that we would have  muttered.  

God does not owe us an obligation to answer our prayers in the way or manner  we desire. Oftentimes, we expect Him to act in a particular way, and when He  gives a command or stirs us in a direction that does not match our expectations,  we struggle with obeying or fail to obey. If our eyes were to be opened to behold  the miracles and blessings that we have missed due to our disobedience, we  would be greatly saddened.  

Learn to trust God completely this year and commit to obeying his leading,  whether it makes sense to you or not. The miracle is always in the obedience.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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