But where are the nine

And Jesus answering said, were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? Luke 17:17

Many Christians allowed presumption to deprive them from receiving wholeness. As depicted by the incidence recorded in the book of Luke chapter 17 verses 11-19, Jesus on the way to Jerusalem met ten lepers who stood afar off and pleaded for mercy, desiring to be healed, he commanded them to go and show themselves to the priest. On their way they were healed but only one, a stranger, came back to show appreciation. And Jesus pronounced wholeness on the Samaritan who returned to give thanks.

The nine are those who received miracles from God but their blessings were short-lived because they lack God's seal and are consequently prone to satanic assault and attack. No wonder their lives are filled with imperfection and its quite unfit to reflect God's glory on earth. Many are in haste to show up themselves without knowing Jesus intimately. Because it is until we turn back, draw closer to him, acknowledge and worship him that we can receive wholeness and be able to talk to others about him.

God is denying even the so called "spiritual" blessings, goodness and miracles because they have such a heart found in the nine. He knows that they will not accord him the glory but behave as if they got it by their own effort. On the other hand, insincere gratitude cannot be equally accepted or command the wholeness that the body of Christ needs. The church of Christ is stinking because of ingrates who are not reflecting God's glory and causing his presence to be deeply felt. We must know that the real scent of the saints is the aura that exudes as we worship him. Divine beauty and radiant glory are reflected in his presence when we engage in true adoration.

There is a divine protocol for entering into the presence of God and no one is exempted. We are to enter into his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Judah means praise, and that's why God said that the scepter shall not depart from Judah. Also, according to Psalm 114:1-3, When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language. Judah was is sanctuary, and Israel is dominion. The sea saw it and fled: Jordan was driven back. When the presence of God is present there is no power or problem that can stand. Jesus is still asking the church "but where are the nine" those who have received from him, whom he desperately longed for and in whom he wants to reflect his glory. Remember, the Church of Christ must not be a weakling but must receive wholeness!