“Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.” (John 13:1 KJV).
This passage ushers in a revelation of great value, noting that the celebration of the Passover feast is the remembrance of the time when the firstborns of Egypt were slaughtered to soften the hardened heart of Pharaoh. While, on the other hand, the firstborns of Israel were spared, as the agent of death passed over them seeing the blood of the lamb on their door frames (Exodus 12:1-13). Now, on the last moments of the Lord Jesus Christ on earth, who is the sacrificial Lamb of God whose blood will be spilled as the fulfillment of His mission, He spends His final hours with them whom He loved to the end. Such a very reassuring expression of love by the Lord Jesus Christ to those who give their permission to be loved by Him. If we do the same and permit the Lord Jesus Christ to love us, His love for us is forever.
He came to give us His love (John 3:16). Our part is to accept His love by giving Him our consent to love us. This, the Lord demonstrated how we should respond through His parable of the lost sheep. In His parable, we are the lost sheep and He is the man who sought the one that was lost. Now He's found us in our believing. Let's allow Him to carry us on His shoulder. “So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’” (Luke 15:3-6 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
No comments:
Post a Comment