Your Best Friend
Ten lepers stood from Jesus at a distance in their grief
And yelled out for compassion that their souls might have relief
By healing from the Master they'd been hearing all about
In hope in their extremity He'd choose to help them out
They'd heard of all the people He'd been healing in His way
Sometimes He'd stop and touch them sometimes with a little clay
And sometimes just by speaking loving words they'd need to hear
But always in demeanor that made His will very clear
So thinking if He truly loved the way they heard He did
His love for ten poor lepers would be evident not hid
And crying out they wondered would this Prophet Priest or King
Be willing to provide them this one most important thing
And sure as now and always when the Saviour heard their cry
He reached out through His speaking that these lepers should not die
This death of endless wasting for a thing they had not done
But that they might be grateful for the giving of God's Son
And as they started walking in the faith they had acquired
Believing in the words of Him they thought to be inspired
Their bodies were made whole again cleansed from this curse they'd known
And given opportunity to make God's Love their own
But sadly only one of them whose body was made clean
Returned to thank the Lamb of God for what his eyes had seen
As from his state of rottenness he was made whole again
A gift he would not soon forget but ever would maintain
For he was not a Hebrew born not chosen by the Lord
As one who by the chosen race had always been ignored
But showed by his response to Christ the love he would return
For this amazing gift of life his works could never earn
But how much like these lepers are we often in our ways
How often do we fail to thank the Lord for all He says
That gives to us provision for those things He knows we need
Especially forgiveness as He daily intercedes
So friend if you're a leper by the sins you have inside
Know if you ask He's faithful to lay all your guilt aside
And make you clean and give you life that will not ever end
Just be sure like the one lone man you'll make Christ your best Friend
Luke 17:12-19
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