The victory over Ai (Joshua 7-8) could not take place until the
sin of Achan had been dealt with. There needs to be the tearing down of
sin before there can be the building up with salvation. This is a
spiritual principle of the greatest importance. God withholds His
blessing from us when we withhold our obedience from Him. It is to an
obedient people that God sends His blessing. We must,in repentance,
remove the barriers to God’s blessing. When we do this, we can, then,
reach out, by faith, and receive the blessing that He is so eager to
give to us.
"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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