I love you too, Jesus

[coltrek]

Luke 17:12-19 talks about the 10 lepers asks Jesus to have mercy on them and Jesus healed them and told them to go to the priests, one of them saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks.

Last night a thought hit me, how many people said, "I love you too, Jesus"?
many people know the song...
Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but He is strong

Therefore, last night, I said, "I love you too, Jesus" and after that, so did my wife, she too felt she had to say it too.
And I felt I had to speak out here.

[haeschen]

I join in telling Jesus Thank you for declaring your love for us - I love you too, Jesus

[BHiles]

Wand’ring afar from the dwellings of men,
Hear the sad cry of the lepers, the ten;
“Jesus have mercy!” brings healing divine,
One came to worship, but where are the nine?

Where are the nine?
Where are the nine?
Were there not ten cleansed?
Where are the nine?

Loudly the stranger sang praise to the Lord,
Knowing the cure had been wrought by His word,
Gratefully owning the Healer divine;
Jesus says tenderly, “Where are the nine?”

“Who is this Nazarene?” Pharisees say;
“Is He the Christ? Tell us plainly, we pray.”
Multitudes follow Him seeking a sign,
Show them His mighty works—where are the nine?

Jesus on trial today we can see,
Thousands deridingly ask, “Who is He?”
How they’re rejecting Him, your Lord and mine!
Bring in the witnesses—where are the nine?
Philip P. Bliss

[coltrek]

BHiles, I like that poem and haeschen, thanks for your reply.

Here a joke that is similar to this posting...
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels.
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, "This is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are received."

I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.
Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.

The angel then said to me, "This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them."
I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth.

Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the door of a very small station.
To my great surprise, only one angel was seated there, idly doing nothing. "This is the Acknowledgment Section," my angel friend quietly admitted to me.
He seemed embarrassed "How is it that? There's no work going on here?" I asked.
"So sad," the angel sighed. "After people receive the blessings that they asked for, very few send back acknowledgments.
"How does one acknowledge God's blessings?" I asked.
"Simple," the angel answered. "Just say, "Thank you, Lord."

[Gordon b]

love jesus too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gracie]

I love you Jesus, too.

[OnTheHorizon]

I love you, Jesus!

[sracer]

Luke 17:12-19 talks about the 10 lepers asks Jesus to have mercy on them and Jesus healed them and told them to go to the priests, one of them saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks.

Last night a thought hit me, how many people said, "I love you too, Jesus"?
many people know the song...
Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but He is strong

Therefore, last night, I said, "I love you too, Jesus" and after that, so did my wife, she too felt she had to say it too.
And I felt I had to speak out here.

The story of the 10 lepers touches me because it reminds me how easy it is to focus on the gift and NOT the gift-giver. How often do we place emphasis on the things that we receive, material or otherwise, dwell on those things and forget who it is that gave us those things? I find myself guilty of this from time to time. I try to start out my morning time with the Lord by reviewing the previous day and thanking Him... for all that He has done... taught me, cared for me, protected me.

We're so good at ASKING.... are we as good at THANKING?

There have been periods of my life where I can't seem to thank Him fast enough... that He blesses me more and quicker than I can acknowledge. (I probably should ALWAYS feel that way!) Has that happened to anyone else? If so, did you have an overwhelming sense of gratitude and humility?

[TruthGiver]

I don't post often, but this is one I can't miss out on! Without Jesus I have no hope or salvation! Words can't express my thanks for what he has done for me so it is an honor for me to say "Jesus I love you"!