Luke 15: 8-10 “And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbours together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ v. 10. Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Dear God,
God Almighty, I love and worship You again this morning. I am grateful that You never abandon me, despite my unloveliness, sin, stubbornness and hardened attitude. Whilst on earth, Jesus, who never sinned, had a heart that was tender toward every person, especially those who did not know and accept the love that God, the Father had for them. Both Your hearts yearn for those who were and are lost, not only for the knowledge they do not have about You and Jesus their Saviour, but for the lack of the experience and joy of loving and serving You. It is (was) very special to know Jesus whilst He was alive on this earth, and now for us, when the Holy Spirit makes Him real in our hearts. Along with knowing Jesus comes again, and the hope of eternal life that all the followers of Yours receive, is inspirational and real within the mind of each; in every age.
We look forward to a time when You forever finish the influence of Satan on this earth; upon us and all creation. Satan has bought nothing positive or good to this earth, and we have been taken over by him, led into sin and given a life of hardship, sickness and woe. Eventually it was the plan of
Satan to cause us all to go down into eternal death, save for the reality, that Jesus came to earth and revealed Himself and His Father, so we could believe on them and be saved. Previously God, The Father, had always revealed Himself to His followers, but now Jesus became, the One sacrifice for our confessed sins, and even now is my (our) High Priest in heaven, atoning for my (our) sins.
With so much at stake for every person who ever lived and for me today, and each day, I choose Jesus, and in the strength of the Holy Spirit, to make my calling and election sure through Him.
As a follower of Jesus, my Saviour, I pray that I will not be hard hearted or callous regarding others, for You love each one, enough to die for each and every one. If they are ‘lost’ and do not know of Your saving grace, or have turned their backs upon You, or their love has gone cold, fill me with Your Spirit of love, wisdom etc., to do Your bidding towards any that I interact with or know about.
Please put it into my heart and mind to remember to often intercede for them in prayer. This is the very least I can do, considering that when anyone who is lost from Your way, and then returns, brings much joy to the angels of heaven. They in their purity and love, desire to share their bliss, with we of earth. This would be to me remarkable, if it were not for the knowledge I have gained from the scriptures of the love lived out in heaven, because of Who lives there.
Amen