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b'The Bible commands us to be grateful. But why is that? Can God command us to feel a certain way?\\nWell, at the end of the day, gratitude really isn\\u2019t a feeling. It\\u2019s an action. It\\u2019s glorifying Jesus by acknowledging, to ourselves and to those around us, that every good thing comes from Him who reigns over all the Earth. Gratitude is not \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Have a positive attitude!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d or \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You\\u2019d better feel grateful or else you\\u2019ll be in trouble!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Gratitude shouts from the mountaintops, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153JESUS IS KING! AND HE IS GOOD!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nWe can see that in today\\u2019s passage in Luke. While ten people were healed, only one expressed gratitude to Jesus. He ran around the city shouting praise to God, telling everyone that God is good. He didn\\u2019t say, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Look how great my life is!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Instead, he said, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Look how great God is!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d While the other nine people probably felt grateful, they didn\\u2019t act in gratitude. Gratitude acknowledges all the good in our lives comes from God, not our own efforts.\\nAs the Holy Spirit helps us practice gratitude, let us always point ourselves and each other to the One who deserves all of our gratitude: Jesus, the resurrected King who is coming back to make all things new so that we may someday live in perfect gratitude to Him (Revelation 21:1-5). \\u2022 Taylor Eising\\n\\u2022 How does expressing gratitude show others who Jesus is? \\n\\u2022 Can you practice gratitude even when you aren\\u2019t feeling grateful? \\n\\u2022 What are some things in your life you want to thank God for? \\nWhatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. James 1:17 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJames 2'