In Ezekiel 35, we learn that it is through His
judgment as well as His salvation that we learn that the Lord is God. It
is important that we remember two things - (i) God's purpose is
salvation (John 3:17); (ii) His judgment comes upon us as a result of
our sin (John 3:18). The light of God's love shines brightly. It is sin
which brings darkness into our world. The darkness of our sin is great.
The bright shining light of God's love is greater. This is the great
love of God, revealed to us in Jesus Christ, the Light of the world.
"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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