The One In Charge
I have a problem. Can you help me?
The item that I recently purchased is not
working correctly. Please help me.
If you can’t help, can you call
the person in charge?
It’s frustrating when something doesn’t perform as the instructions
have led you to believe it should! Have
you experienced this? Hard-earned money
is spent, time wasted with unreadable instructions and finally, the object just
doesn’t work. You need the maker, the
creator, or perhaps, the person in charge.
The men were moving with purpose.
They heard that someone was nearby who might possibly be able to solve a
problem. The Ten, as they were known,
had done their homework. The research
was flawless and pointed to one man, one expert who could help. He was the one who could give the answer to
an impossible problem.
The Ten were lepers.
Outcasts! They had no one on
their side. No one cared! They were on their own, but Jesus had helped
others, solved their unsolvable issues.
Perhaps He would help them. They
had nothing to lose. If only……
Listen as Luke reveals the story of, The Ten.
As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he
reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered
a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, crying
out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
He looked at them and said, “Go show
yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their
leprosy.
One of them, when he saw that he was healed,
came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” He fell to the ground at
Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men?
Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God
except this foreigner?” And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go.
Your faith has healed you.” [1]
Don’t you find it interesting that The Ten did not contact the village
headman, neither did they call on the Pharisees and certainly not the High Priest! The Ten did not call on Doctors, lawyers,
midwives, or anyone in the medical community.
They had already called on the local healers and perhaps Uncle Zacharias’
All-Night Healing
Emporium. Nothing worked! They were still infected with leprosy. They were still outcasts!
The words of The Ten give us an understanding of their desperate
situation. They called out, “Jesus”,
which means "Yahweh saves" or "Yahweh is
salvation" [2]
Their next words are arresting.
They called Him “Master” or epistátēs the master-in-charge,
that is, the one acknowledged as the leader. Jesus, the head (owner) of all
things. [3] The term Master, is used in this sense when
addressing Jesus, not from the fact that he was a teacher, but because of his
authority. [4]
The Ten recognized Jesus as the person in charge, The Authority, and
they reached out in a desperate bid for healing. No one else could help. No one had the authority. Jesus was the last hope of ten dying men, and
they called for mercy!
Jesus didn’t wave His hands in a mysterious healing motion, neither did
He request a co-pay. He simply said, “Go
show yourselves to the priests.”
That’s it! Nothing more! Go, or Get Going! And…..The Ten…. got going!
Did Jesus heal The Ten?
Actually, He did. In fact, while
the lepers were running to the priests, they were healed. Seems too easy…right? No voodoo, no hocus pocus, no magic, just the
words of Jesus, “Get going,” and they
were healed!
Let’s use a Theological word for excitement. Ready?
Here it is……WOW!
The Ten recognized Jesus as God’s Salvation and The Person in
charge! In reality, Jesus is! He is Salvation and In Charge. He was all that The Ten needed, and He is all
that You need! All that I need!
What do you need? What are you
experiencing today? Are you in desperate
need of _________?
Call to Jesus!
He is!
He is exactly what you need!
Jesus is The Person in Charge!
[1] Luke 17:11-19 (NLT)
[3] Strong’s Concordance, https://biblehub.com/greek/1988.htm
[4] Thayer's Greek Lexicon, https://biblehub.com/greek/1988.htm
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