"Clothe yourself
with strength" (Isaiah 52:1). Our strength comes from our Saviour. In
ourselves, there is sin. In Him, there is salvation (Isaiah 53:6,10-12).
We look to our Saviour's sacrifice for our sin. From the Cross, we hear
His Word of love: "My kindness will never depart from you. My promise
of peace will never change, says the Lord, who has compassion on you"
(Isaiah 54:10). This Word from the Lord brings strength into our lives.
The Lord leads us in His way of victory. He says to us, "Their victory
comes from Me" (Isaiah 54:17).
"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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