Jonathan’s faithfulness to David arose from his love for him (1 Samuel
20:17). This is true of God. He loves us. He is faithful to us. The
story of David runs parallel to the story of Saul. It highlight. the
continuous conflict between God and Satan. David was God’s man. Saul
had become Satan’s tool. God is sending His blessing. Satan is seeking
to hinder God’s blessing. This is the conflict that we see in the story
of David and Saul. This is the conflict that is still going on in our
lives. It’s an unequal conflict. The victory belongs to the Lord - not
to Satan!
"The Son of Man came to save the lost" (Matthew 18:11). In Matthew 18:12-13, Jesus speaks about sheep. He's really speaking about us. He is the Shepherd. We are His sheep. Sheep wander away from the shepherd. We wander away from the Lord. The shepherd looks for the lost sheep. Jesus has come to seek for us and find us. He brings us home to God, our Father. Through His saving grace, we receive new life - a life in which we rejoice in our great Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He delivers us from the condemnation, which our sin has brought upon us. He brings us into the knowledge of His forgiveness. This Gospel of salvation changes us. It teaches us to live in the power of God's love. Jesus speaks about "the Kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 19:12,23), "the Kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:14,24) and "eternal life" (Matthew 19:29). Jesus' way of thinking and living is so very different from the world's way of thinking and living. He chall...
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