Good morning to all on this wonderful Thursday morning. Waine and I both made it home safely so thank you for your prayers. We are on the count down for Aleron's matriculation into the medical profession so keep our family in your prayers. We have a lot of folk traveling to Atlanta and their safety is my number one concern. God is a good God all the time and I am praising Him this morning. I had a lot of work to get out before 8 AM but I couldn't help myself. I had to stop and praise Him for He alone is worthy to be praised!
I am continuing my journey in Matthew 18, verses 11-14, "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost." Likewise in Isaiah 53:6 "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Wow, what a profound LOVE God has demonstrates toward us through Christ!
Isn't it a beautiful sentiment that every child has an angel that "sees the face of God" each moment of each day! These little ones have protective warriors who watch out for them and we as adults are admonished not to "suffer" children to suffer or to sin. I pity these child molesters and pornographers; these dope dealers who lure children into sin; adult parents who ignore their children; their punishment is already set. Christ says they will burn in eternity in the lake of fire. I watch my own children as they raise their children and I am humbled. Our children are so much more adept at providing love and understanding to their little ones. I confess, when I had my children I was either working or in school and did not enjoy the nurturing time that our children now display with our grandchildren. I marvel each time I am with my grandchildren!
Recently in Jamaica and Atlanta, a child sex trafficking ring was discovered. What are men thinking to want to have sex with a young child; who is depraved enough to rob a child of their innocence? These folk will be punished and yet, yet, yet Christ loves them too!? It takes the love of Christ to love people like this and we are to love them likewise. That is a very hard concept for me. Isaiah says WE ARE ALL LOST SHEEP--we have all strayed and Christ has born the iniquity for us all. Christ has born the payment for our sins, past, present and future. Hallelujah! And when one of us is not found, He eagerly seeks us to bring us back into the fold. Likewise we are to do the same thing. When we are really and truly about kingdom building its about that "lost sheep". Its easy to sit in the comfort of my home and reflect on the love of God. I am put to the test in the world when confronted by those I know are living in sin. I once met a man who is a gangster. He wields a considerable amount of power and is accustomed to violence. His body guard is never far away. As I was leaving I had an overwhelming urge to hug him and pray over him. I told him that God loved him and wanted him to come into the fold. I later learned that he was very upset that I prayed for him and I knew then that Christ had touched his spirit. I do not know if he will repent and leave his life of crime. I do know he has heard the calling and the rest is up to him. I also know that he will never be the same because now there are angels on standby to help him fight the evil spirits that have ruled his life. When this man comes into the fold, there will be great rejoicing in Heaven. A thousand angels will sing praises to God; Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna to the Highest! Likewise when everyone of us turned our hearts and minds to Christ and accepted His forgiveness the same chorus went up. Hallelujah and amen.
I don't know where this BLOG finds you today. I just know you were supposed to read it and be blessed by it. God loves you so much and wants only that you are happy and secure in that love. Until we meet again, let the love the God so shine on you that others may come to know Him. In Jesus name, amen!
Stephanie
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