Title: Don't be afraid, little flock
Contents
God has two things. One is the creation of light and peace, the other is the creation of darkness and tribulation. It is the same as the words of the evidence that it is written, “I form light and create darkness; I form peace and create tribulation; I am the LORD, the doer of all these things” (Isaiah 45:7).
Light and peace are heaven, and darkness and tribulation are hell. It is written, “Then the king will say to those on his right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world’ (Matthew 25:34). Hell is where He said to those on the left, "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41).
The work of God is to put darkness ahead of light according to the testimony of the testimony, “The God who said, “Out of darkness shall shine light,” has shone into our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. You created it.
The Bible calls this world darkness and the other world light. Therefore, the Bible testifies, “You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8).
The other world belongs to the good and this world belongs to the evil one. It is written, “And we know that we belong to God, and the whole world lies in the evil one; and we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, that we may know the true, and that we are the true, his Son It is in Christ, who is the true God and eternal life” (1 John 5:19-20).
Therefore, this world prepared for destruction is infested with evil hordes. First, without darkness and tribulation, light and peace cannot be revealed. This is the secret of God's work. This mystery is Christ who came in the flesh into this world. It is written, “I want you to know how I work for you and for those who are in Laodicea and for all who have not seen the face of my flesh, that they may be comforted in their hearts, and united in love, with all the riches of understanding, come to the understanding of Christ, the mystery of God, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:1-3).
Because the whole world belonged to the evil one, Jesus, who had been acknowledged as good by raising our Lord Jesus, who had been slain by the evil ones, was sent again as a spirit into the world to care for the little crowd who are troubled in the world. Therefore, it is written, “Jesus, knowing what he was going to ask, said, “Do you inquire each other because I say, ‘In a little while you will not see me, and in a little while you will see me? But your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman gives birth, she is sad because the hour has come, but when she gives birth to a child, she remembers her pain no more, because of the joy of being born into the world” (John 16:19-21). It was done according to the Word.
The whole world belongs to the evil one, so this is a terrible world. Therefore, the shepherd who keeps the flock and leads them into the pen of eternal rest, said, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
Therefore the Lord Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd, and I know my sheep and my sheep know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; I lay down my life for the sheep. And they too will hear my voice, and they will become one flock, with one shepherd” (John 10:14-16).
Also, as a faithful shepherd, he testified that “The Lord is faithful and will strengthen you and keep you from the evil one” (2 Thessalonians 3:3).
For this reason, according to the word of faith, which is written, “You were once lost as sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25). You will come from faith to faith by following Jesus, the shepherd, the author and perfecter of your faith, and eventually you will abide with the Lord in eternal rest. Amen, thank you Lord.