It has been said by some that we never need to say “thank you” to God because God knows everything and therefore already knows that we are thankful. This is likely not the most accurate line of reasoning. Although it is certainly true that God knows everything, to carry this reasoning to its logical conclusion would clearly indicate that we have no need to say anything to God, either in thanksgiving, praise, or supplication, since he is all-knowing. The Bible, however, encourages us not only to pray to an omniscient God but to express our thanksgiving to him as well. In fact, the word used in the original language for “giving him thanks” in our text for today (eucharisteo) is utilized in Scripture virtually always to designate giving thanks directly to God. The leper was giving thanks to Jesus as one would give thanks to God, and Jesus not only s ...