"I am
against you, Nineveh, declares the Lord of Armies" (Nahum 3:5) - The
Lord speaks against us so that we might learn to stop speaking against
Him. We cannot really appreciate God's positive Word concerning
salvation until we learn to listen attentively to His negative Word
concerning our sin. It's only when we begin to see ourselves as sinners
that we will begin to see how wonderful is the great salvation that God has
provided for sinners.
"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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