Freely Speaking Audio Devotion

Welcome to Freely Speaking, an OHSOFREE devotional ministry where we share our hearts and trust God for transformation.

Today’s devotion was written by Liz’a Biswell.

“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” (Luke 17:15–16 NLT).

Before Jesus, fear of abandonment shaped everything about my life. I pushed people away before they had the chance to leave me. I kept my distance to avoid the guilt and shame tied to the ways I coped with my trauma. I questioned motives, hid my true self, and believed I was unlovable. If I couldn’t love myself, how could anyone else?

Jesus changed all of that. Jesus is life, community, family, and purpose. In Luke 17:14, Jesus shows that God’s love reaches the isolated and the outcast, restoring dignity and a place in society. Yet what moves me most is what happens next: “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” (Luke 17:15–16 NLT).

The Samaritan, considered the least likely to honor God, became the loudest worshiper. Everything against him, yet Jesus welcomed him, affirmed him, and restored him. Jesus said, “...Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you” (Luke 17:19NLT).

I want to be like that man. The one least expected to praise God with a loud voice. The one who returns again and again to give thanks. The one who loves the “lepers”—the isolated, the ashamed, the overlooked—the way Jesus loves me. I know my faith has made me well. So I will go and testify to what Jesus has done for me!

There is power and healing in your testimony.

What has Jesus done for you?

Who do you need to tell?  

Don’t let the people you love live under the enemy’s lies. Seek out the isolated and the outcast. Carry the good news to them. Tell them restoration is found in Jesus.

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