During this morning's prayer meeting in the chapel...
...the Lord quietly showed me that He loves His children far too much to ever let any of us go. Even in His word the Lord says that, if necessary, He will leave the "ninety-nine" sheep in a safe pasture, and then He goes off to seek for the "one" who is lost. Every one of His little lambs means something to Him.
Meditating on Luke 15:1-10 really touched me today. Christ is burdened for the "lost" and backslidden ones. He is grieved when one of His children wanders off. And not only is He sad, but He does something about it. Our lostness stirs Him into action. He begins to earnestly seek those who've strayed away. Jesus does not rest until He finds them.
And when He finds them, He doesn’t make them walk back to safe pasture on their own strength. Instead, He carries them back Himself to make sure they make it back to fellowship with the rest of the flock.
Also, during the prayer meeting, I did a lot of crying. Lately, this seems to be happening every time I get on my knees. I am amazed at the contrast one finds in this Christian life. Weeping and rejoicing, joy and pain, are all intertwined together. Our lives have a mixture of all these things. What a mystery!
D.B.
Meditating on Luke 15:1-10 really touched me today. Christ is burdened for the "lost" and backslidden ones. He is grieved when one of His children wanders off. And not only is He sad, but He does something about it. Our lostness stirs Him into action. He begins to earnestly seek those who've strayed away. Jesus does not rest until He finds them.
And when He finds them, He doesn’t make them walk back to safe pasture on their own strength. Instead, He carries them back Himself to make sure they make it back to fellowship with the rest of the flock.
Also, during the prayer meeting, I did a lot of crying. Lately, this seems to be happening every time I get on my knees. I am amazed at the contrast one finds in this Christian life. Weeping and rejoicing, joy and pain, are all intertwined together. Our lives have a mixture of all these things. What a mystery!
D.B.