God is “our Father” (Isaiah 64:8). He
says to us, “Here I am” (Isaiah 65:2). He waits, in love, for us to
come to Him and receive the blessing He has promised: “Whoever asks for a
blessing in the land will be blessed by the God of Truth” (Isaiah
65:16). He sets before us this glorious future: “I will create a new
heaven and a new earth” (Isaiah 65:17). The Lord’s blessing is like “an
overflowing stream” (Isaiah 66:12). The more we experience His blessing,
the more we come to realize that this is just the beginning. God has
much more blessing for us. There is no end to His love. His love is
eternal. This eternal love is the source of His blessing. This is the
basis of our eternal hope - “The new heaven and earth that I am about to
make will continue in My presence” (Isaiah 66:22).
"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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