Why Sit We Here Until We Die

v. I can just see these 4 sick and hungry, half dead men who hours before thought they were going to die come into the camp and realized that they had just been delivered from a certain death

vi. This is exactly what happens when we accept Christ as our Savior. I was a sick, spiritual hungry spiritually dead man but Christ led me into a camp of plenty. He led me into His house and His kingdom. My Father owns it all.

vii. When the Lepers left Samaria that night they had no food now they had plenty. When they left Samaria they had no wealth but now they had plenty of riches. When they left Samaria they had rags for clothes now they had the finest robes of the Syrian Army.

viii. Those of us who have accepted Christ as our Savior have traded our rags for his robes. We have traded our earthly sin for heaven’s riches. Why can we have this great gift of Eternal Life-because Christ left the glories of heaven for earth-He left mansion and traded them for a manger-He gave up his Robes for Rags that He might come a die a death of a criminal so that I might be rich Spiritually and that I might have life and have it more abundantly.

b. The lepers shared their salvation v.9-10

i. After the lepers filled their bellies and hoarded up all the wealth they wanted or would ever need they came to themselves and said “We do not well.” They said to each other, “We are doing wrong by being greedy. We are doing wrong when we have our bellies full and a few 100 feet away people are starving and dying.”

ii. These men were so caught up in their excitement over their newfound blessings that they forgot about all the others within the city. They realized that they had been worse off than everybody and that now they were in better shape than anybody! And, they realized that they were hoarding up the blessings instead of sharing them with those in need. Their statement, "We do not well!", sums it up pretty good. (Note: We who are saved need to remember that the blessings of the Lord we enjoy were not given to us to merely make us happy. God has blessed us so that we might share those blessings with those around us who need Him too, Matt. 5:16; John 7:38. Not everyone has what we have and we need to realize that! When we hoard up that which the Lord has blessed us with, then "We do not well!")

iii. These men decided that the blessings were not just for themselves only, but that it was "a day of glad tidings!" Others needed what they had and they wanted to share it with them! (Note: I would just remind you that all around us are people who need what the redeemed have! I wish and pray to God that the church of God would realize that others need to hear the message we have to tell!)

iv. The lepers had been saved from a certain death and now it was their responsibility to go and tell others how and where to be saved. It is the same as Jesus saying Go into all the world and Preach the Gospel-Paul said woe unto me if I preach not the Gospel I Cor 9:16

v. It is our responsibility to proclaim the gospel