Hi Dears.Praise The Lord........ Significant Singles Reading: Luke 15:1-10It is not My Heavenly Fathers will that even one should perish (Mt 18:14) No one was perhaps busier than Jesus in His times. His schedule was tight and the time short. His fame spread out fast and multitudes were after Him. But His love for individuals remained the same. He never failed to realise the worth of each man and each woman.Take for example the Johns Gospel. In the first Chapter we see Him making personal contacts with Peter, Philip and Nathanael. He makes specific promises to Nathanael. In Chapter two the Lord spends time with the servants at a wedding. He is found in patient and long conversation with Nicodemus in the third Chapter though it was night, the resting time. There was no food, and amidst journey tiredness He was after winning the soul of that Samaritan woman, in Chapter four. The next Chapter opens up with the Lord ministering to a helpless paralytic. Study the other Chapters yourself. Even on the Cross He was winning a person for Paradise!To emphasize the importance and value of each individual, Jesus gave three parables one after the other (Lk 15). A shepherd loses one of his hundred sheep. He does not stay back saying it is after all one that is lost. When he finds the lost sheep he disturbs everyone to rejoice with him. A woman loses one of her ten silver coins. She sweeps the entire house to find it. When she finds it she calls all her friends to share her excitement and joy. Then comes a father whose younger son gets lost. What a joy when the boy comes back! Even if the elder son refuses to come in, the celebration goes on! The preciousness of each lost soul!For the shepherd the percentage of loss was just one, for the woman it was ten, and for the father it was fifty. Thats immaterial. Every single person is important. The 99 sheep intact should not satisfy and stop us from going after the one that is lost. We will accomplish little in our work for God until we understand the value of individuals. The news of one repentant sinner makes angels dance! Are we so excited?A large crowd followed Jesus as He passed through Jericho (Lk 19). There was a seeker in that city. He had all the money he wanted but no peace and joy. Forgetting his position as a chief tax-collector, he climbed up a tree to see Jesus. Before he saw Jesus, Jesus saw him. He wanted to just see Jesus but Jesus wanted to stay with him. Greatest surprise! In the midst of a crowded programme Jesus took time to stay with Zacchaeus. What love for the seekers!
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:35:48 +0000
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