Title: One Lost Sheep (2007. 10. 14)
Contents
Date: October 14, 2007
Word: Matthew 18:12-14
Title: One Lost Sheep
Contents:
The saints should be concerned about the lost sheep.
The Lord asks the disciples.
“What do you think?”
The disciples did not have the heart of a shepherd who loved a lost sheep.
The Lord's question, 'What do you think?' must be posed to myself. It is even more so because we can become perfect saints and perfect servants only when we have the heart of Christ.
The Lord cares deeply about the lost sheep.
The shepherd's interest in finding the lost sheep is the Lord's interest. The Lord wanted the disciples to have the shepherd's attention.
Saints must be prepared to make sacrifices to find the Lamb.
A sheep that leaves the fence is one who has left the Lord.
A sheep that has left the shepherd has no guarantee of life. It is a life of insecurity and hunger, and you must always feel threatened with your life.
Lambs that have left the fence cannot be found under their feet.
So, a sacrifice is required to find the sheep. You should also go to Sanulgara. You have to go to the crossroads too. You should also go to the river.
It takes time and material to find the lost sheep.
That is love for the lost sheep.
As the shepherd of the lost sheep, Jesus sought the sinner. Jesus, who came to a life stained with sin, paid the price of love through the cross. All human beings are indebted to love.
The joy of the Lord was full when I found it.
The shepherd's joy in finding the sheep cannot be expressed in words.
There is neither hatred nor distrust.
We must know the Father's will.
Just as it is the shepherd's will to find the lost sheep, it is God's will for the little ones to be saved and to come to perfection. God sent his only begotten son, Jesus Christ, to this earth for the sake of the little ones. We feel the love of Christ in the sight of a shepherd who sets out to find a lost sheep. It is the amazing love that He loved one life and was crucified to save it. There is an old saying that there is no finger that does not hurt from biting ten fingers. For a shepherd, the ninety-nine sheep are important. But I'm more interested in the one stray sheep.
Just as we take pity on my brother, our saints should become one family and one love in the Lord.