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10 Turkeys But Little Thanksgiving
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by Filip Brunner
nce upon a time, there was a man who went
Turkeys cannot talk, we can but the result is the same.
to the local butcher to purchase a turkey. The
Jesus offers eternal life but so many, instead of being
butcher had ten turkeys in his yard that were
thankful and taking Him up on His offer of taking our
merely milling about totally oblivious to what was about to
place in death that we might as well be a bunch of ignorant
take place. The man wanted to see the turkeys in order to
turkeys. “But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
see how many would go home with him for Thanksgiving.
Christ our Lord,” Romans 6:23b.
Each turkey walked before him and he asked each one a
How will the man pay for the turkey without money?
question. “Do you want to live?” “What a strange question
Well, for the turkeys which take him on his offer he will lay
to ask.” the butcher thought to himself.
down his life for theirs. This is exactly what Jesus did for
But consider this; the New Testament speaks of 10
us on the cross and God the Father was pleased with the
men who had a disease that would eventually kill them. This is where Jesus comes in. He is the man walking by asking do you want to live. “And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him
sacrifice. “no one comes to the Father but by me.” Our, life, our healing, and our eternity all rest in the
thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering
finished work of Jesus on the cross. Jesus took the stripes
said, Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the
for us so the leper can be cleansed and the sinner can taste
nine?” Luke 17:11-17.
salvation. This Thanksgiving the turkey may well end up
There is more to this story then if all 10 men were thankful for what Jesus has done for them. It is a story that speaks to us today about salvation because in a lot of ways we are like the turkeys at the butcher shop. In the end sin
on our table but our thankfulness needs to go to Jesus, the founder of the feast. If you are lost, come to Jesus. There is rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents.
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About The Author
kills; “The wages of sin is death,” Romans 6:23a. Filip Brunner is married to his wife, Dr. Kim Brunner and together they have six children. He is a writer, author, and artist.
