In Ezekiel 34,
there is the promise of a new Shepherd for the lost sheep. This is Good
News. We are more than lost sheep. We are the Lord's sheep. Without the
Lord, we are lost. In Him, we are found. God says, "I will search for
My sheep Myself and I will look after them" (Ezekiel 34:11). We read
this, and our thoughts turn to Jesus, who came to seek and to save the
lost. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, who laid down His life for us. He is
the Great Shepherd, who rose from the dead for us. He is the Chief
Shepherd, who is coming again for us. The Lord says to us, "You, My
sheep, are the sheep of My pasture." He says to us, "I am your God"
(Ezekiel 34:31).
"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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