The way of blessing is the way of praising God and finding strength in Him (Psalm 84:4-5). We worship the Lord - "Your Name is the Lord. You alone are the Most High God of the whole earth" (Psalm 83:18). As
we worship Him, our strength is restored. He answers our prayer -
“Restore us, O God, our Saviour” (Psalm 85:4). As we worship God, our
joy is restored - “Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to You”
(Psalm 86:4). What a joy it is to know the Lord. He’s the Source of all
our blessings (Psalm 87:7). Knowing that it is God’s desire to bless us,
we come to Him, earnestly seeking His blessing: “I cry out to You for
help, O Lord, and, in the morning, my prayer will come into Your
presence” (Psalm 88:13).
"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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