09/02/2024
On this Labor Day. I want to take a moment to highlight the one that I labor for. This is why Colossians 3:23 is the foundation of our business.
Many have the misconception, that the God of the Old Testament is harsh and full of rath! In this way they believe God changed “to a loving God” when Jesus came to earth.
This verse from Ezekiel is just one of many that exemplifies the long suffering patients, enduring love and forgiveness that the eternal God offers to everyone.
““But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die. None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live. Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?”
Ezekiel 18:21-23 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/ezk.18.21-23.NIV
In the parable of the lost sheep. Jesus speaks of God the Father’s will for the lost.
“And if he finds it, truly I tell you, 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 perish.”
Matthew 18:13-14 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.18.13-14.NIV
What’s the point???
The eternal God is the same yesterday, today, and for every tomorrow. He is perfect and doesn’t change.
Though he does not need us or our love. He is constantly seeking us and longing for his sheep to come back to the sheepfold. Are you still lingering in your sin? If so, repent! Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ! Through his sacrifice you can be saved. You can be set free from your slavery to sin!
We all know that we are not promised tomorrow. He is patient. But in his holiness he has also promised a coming judgment to cleanse his creation.
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, 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 litt