Daily Devotion Friday | March 6, 2026

Happy Friday! It’s daily devotion time. In Luke 17, Jesus teaches His disciples how to treat others. People shouldn’t be treated dishonorably; therefore, God certainly should be treated honorably. Honoring God means showing gratefulness. In your daily devotion, give God praise for what He does in your life.

The Ten Lepers

In verse 11, Jesus and His disciples enter a certain village, and ten lepers, who are standing at a distance, see Him. Recognizing Him as the Miracle Worker, they cry out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” They don’t directly ask for healing, but their condition begs a cure. These lepers are excommunicated from society, but come together to combat the pain of their disease and isolation. In today’s daily devotion, people can comfort each other, but only Jesus can heal.    

Show Yourselves to the Priests

After asking for mercy, they may expect Jesus to pray, lay hands on them, or pronounce them cleansed from leprosy. However, Jesus does none of those things. In verse 14, He says, “Go shew yourselves unto the priests.” Jesus doesn’t prophesy healing or indicate that this will be a beneficial journey. He doesn’t address their condition at all.

Yet the ten lepers all obey and begin walking toward Jerusalem to the priests. In your daily devotion, whatever Jesus tells you to do, you must do it even if you don’t understand or it’s not what you expected. 

Giving God Thanks

While going, something miraculous happens. Their skin is no longer full of spots, swelling, and rawness; it’s now smooth and clear. Now they’re cleansed by the power of God. As they rejoice in their healing, one of them is compelled to return to Jesus. And when he finds Him, He lifts his voice and glorifies God. Verse 16 says that he fell prostrate at Jesus’s feet, giving Him thanks. In your daily devotion, say this out loud, “I will praise the Lord with my whole heart while I have my being.”

Honoring God

This man, who had the incurable disease of leprosy, couldn’t just receive from the Master without thanking Him. He couldn’t love the gift more than he loved the Giver. The other nine wanted healing but chose not to thank the Healer. This man valued honoring the One who had shown Him mercy. In your daily devotion, determine that you’ll seek after the Healer, not just the healing. 

The Only One

Jesus notices the crowd has decreased to one. In verse 17, He says, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?” Also, Jesus sees that only the Samaritan, or non-Jew, in the group has come to give praise. He continues in verse 18 saying, “There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.”

The Jews are in covenant with the God of Israel, whereas Samaritans were displaced in their worship and in their knowledge of God. Jesus says to him, “Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.” They are all healed of leprosy, but only the Samaritan is made whole. He is completely restored in every area of his body. 

God Deserves the Praise

In Friday’s daily devotion, the cleansed man received a great blessing when he came back to thank Jesus. He could have kept going with the other nine, but revealed what was important to him. Although a non-Jew, he gave more honor to God than those who were born Jewish but didn’t return to offer praise. In this daily devotion, let nothing keep you from giving God the praise and honor He deserves. 

Disclaimer: This article contains a summary of Luke 17 as well as interpretive insights from the author. Interpretations of biblical texts can differ, and this piece represents one approach to understanding the passage.