Our paragraph topic is: (The lost sheep) Part 2.
The little ones have angels in heaven. The little ones have a direct connection to God our Father. The little ones are protected. The little ones are provided for. The little ones are special in the eyes of God. But the little ones were lost. The little ones were divided. The little ones were without a shepherd. And then Christ came.
Christ came to take back what was lost. Christ came to redeem. Christ came that all was not lost and all the little ones would not face the justice of God. For man had sinned. Man had disobeyed the command of God. And man must face the justice of God, for God is the ultimate judge and justice must be served. There was a contest. There was a battle. There was a test between man and Satan, between physical and spiritual, between the lowly flesh and the spiritual cunning of a fallen angel. Man lost. The punishment was pronounced. The sin was committed and the judgment was enacted. And Christ came. He came to renew. He came to take back. He came to be tested. He came to pay the price. He came to be the sacrifice. He came to save. And Christ told his disciples: "For the Son of Man came to save what was lost."
What was lost? Where can it be found? Is it something that is worth finding, something of value, something that we should waste time thinking about finding? Christ thought so. God thought that it was worth getting back. He gave a precious gift to have it returned. He wanted it returned. He did not want to loose it.
Our Father is a loving father, so much so that he forgives, he loves deeply, he has mercy, he understands, he is compassionate. The Son of Man came to save what was lost. He came to be tested. Adam was tested and he failed the test. Christ came and he passed the test. He came and he was tried. He came and he would not bend, he would not relent, he would not give up, he would not yield to the temptations, and they killed him because he could not be broken. He paid the price. He was the sacrifice. He was the restitution for the injustice.
I was lost. I was asleep in the world. I was committed to the world, even though I had been given the truth as a child. I was raised in the church. I was committed to the church and yet I left the church and went out into the world. I wanted to be a part of the world. I wanted to be accepted in the world. I wanted to be successful in the world. And I committed myself to it. The world used me. The world abused me. The world tore me down. And the world took me to the crossroads of temptation.
The world said to me, in order to be successful you must be ruthless. It said to me, in order to be successful you must be cunning. It said to me that in order to be successful you must be vengeful, you must be murderous. I was lost. I was on the verge of stepping off that cliff. And then, out of desperation, I sought help. I called out to my father for help. I cried for relief. And he reached out and held my hand. He reached out and lifted me up. He reached out and pulled me from the brink of destruction.
He gave me hope. He gave me faith. He showed me compassion. He opened my eyes and allowed me to see the truth of who I am. I am no longer lost. I am no longer wandering. I am no longer asleep. I am here and I am now. I am in him and he is in me. I am a light in the darkness because I know who I am. Christ came to save me. Christ came to save you. Christ came to save all that want to be saved. Do you want to be saved? Do you want to know the truth of who you are? Ask him to save you. Ask to know him. Ask to believe in him. Ask to seek him and he will seek you. He saved me and gave me a new life. He will save you!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
The little ones have angels in heaven. The little ones have a direct connection to God our Father. The little ones are protected. The little ones are provided for. The little ones are special in the eyes of God. But the little ones were lost. The little ones were divided. The little ones were without a shepherd. And then Christ came.
Christ came to take back what was lost. Christ came to redeem. Christ came that all was not lost and all the little ones would not face the justice of God. For man had sinned. Man had disobeyed the command of God. And man must face the justice of God, for God is the ultimate judge and justice must be served. There was a contest. There was a battle. There was a test between man and Satan, between physical and spiritual, between the lowly flesh and the spiritual cunning of a fallen angel. Man lost. The punishment was pronounced. The sin was committed and the judgment was enacted. And Christ came. He came to renew. He came to take back. He came to be tested. He came to pay the price. He came to be the sacrifice. He came to save. And Christ told his disciples: "For the Son of Man came to save what was lost."
What was lost? Where can it be found? Is it something that is worth finding, something of value, something that we should waste time thinking about finding? Christ thought so. God thought that it was worth getting back. He gave a precious gift to have it returned. He wanted it returned. He did not want to loose it.
Our Father is a loving father, so much so that he forgives, he loves deeply, he has mercy, he understands, he is compassionate. The Son of Man came to save what was lost. He came to be tested. Adam was tested and he failed the test. Christ came and he passed the test. He came and he was tried. He came and he would not bend, he would not relent, he would not give up, he would not yield to the temptations, and they killed him because he could not be broken. He paid the price. He was the sacrifice. He was the restitution for the injustice.
I was lost. I was asleep in the world. I was committed to the world, even though I had been given the truth as a child. I was raised in the church. I was committed to the church and yet I left the church and went out into the world. I wanted to be a part of the world. I wanted to be accepted in the world. I wanted to be successful in the world. And I committed myself to it. The world used me. The world abused me. The world tore me down. And the world took me to the crossroads of temptation.
The world said to me, in order to be successful you must be ruthless. It said to me, in order to be successful you must be cunning. It said to me that in order to be successful you must be vengeful, you must be murderous. I was lost. I was on the verge of stepping off that cliff. And then, out of desperation, I sought help. I called out to my father for help. I cried for relief. And he reached out and held my hand. He reached out and lifted me up. He reached out and pulled me from the brink of destruction.
He gave me hope. He gave me faith. He showed me compassion. He opened my eyes and allowed me to see the truth of who I am. I am no longer lost. I am no longer wandering. I am no longer asleep. I am here and I am now. I am in him and he is in me. I am a light in the darkness because I know who I am. Christ came to save me. Christ came to save you. Christ came to save all that want to be saved. Do you want to be saved? Do you want to know the truth of who you are? Ask him to save you. Ask to know him. Ask to believe in him. Ask to seek him and he will seek you. He saved me and gave me a new life. He will save you!
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
