- Feel Thankful
- Gap
- Ingratitude
- The recipient is always aware. The culprit is rarely aware.
- Not feeling something.
- Unexpressed gratitude is experienced as ingratitude.
Luke 17:11-19 // Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14 When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him
- He went back to thank the one who enabled him to move forward.
Luke 17:11-19 // He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?
Luke 17:11-19 // Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
- They felt it. They didn’t express it.
- Unexpressed gratitude communicates ingratitude.
- Ingratitude feels like rejection.
- Gratitude to God is worship.
- Gratitude produces worship.
- Todah - A thanksgiving choir
- Barak - To kneel in thanksgiving
- Tehillah - To sing a song of thanksgiving
- Halal - To give thanks by being clamorously foolish
- Yadah - To give thanks with extended hands
- Zamar - To give thanks with a musical instrument
- Shabach - To give thanks in a loud tone, to shout
Psalm 100:4 // Enter into His gates with thanksgiving (Todah - A thanksgiving choir), and into his courts with praise (Tehillah - To sing a song of thanksgiving). Be thankful (Yadah - To give thanks with extended hands) to Him, and bless (Barak - To kneel in thanksgiving) His name.
Psalm 100:4 (Paraphrase) // Enter into His gates with a thanksgiving choir and into His courts with singing praises. Be thankful by extending your hands to Him, and bless Him by bowing before His name.
- Miracles produce gratitude.
Luke 17:16 // He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him
- Obedience produces miracles.
Luke 17:14 // When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
- Walk by Faith
- Don’t let anyone out-grateful you.
