Reading about those who do what the Lord considers evil is not happy
reading. Reading about God’s judgment upon such people is serious
reading. It brings the challenge of God’s Word - “Be not deceived. God
is not mocked. What a man sows, he shall also reap” (Galatians 6:7).
This challenge is stated clearly in the words, “Sow a thought, reap an
action. Sow an action, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a destiny.”
"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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