'Seeking Restoration Of Family Relationship.'
Genesis 32:3-5.
a) Genesis 32:3. Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the Land of Seir.
b) Genesis 32:3. Seir was in the region of Edom.
c) Genesis 32:4-5. Jacob told his messengers what to say:
1-"This is what your servant Jacob says" (Jacob was humble, even though he was Esau's brother, he called himself Esau's servant)
2-"I have been staying with Laban until now"
3-"I have:
A-Oxen.
B-Donkeys.
C-Sheep.
D-Servants.
4-"I have sent this message to inform my lord,
5-"So that I may find favour in your sight."
(Through this QT I find Jacob Seeking Restoration Of Family Relationship)
PRAY: For the desire for restoration of broken families in the community where we live.
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'A Certain Future Promise.'
Matthew 25:34.
a) Then the King will say to those on His right:
b) "Come, you who are Blessed by My Father,
c) "Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you
d) "From the foundation of the World."
(This Second one reveals A Certain Future Promise)
PRAY: For good understanding of the Gospels as we read them. [Matthew, Mark, Luke and John]
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Chris.
Sheep are a part of God's Wonderful Creation. I may have mentioned this before, a long time ago, in this QT. I really like sheep! When we see sheep, we should be able to think of ourselves, because Jesus Christ is our Good Shepherd.
When left by themselves, it is easy for sheep to go their own way and go astray. This is not the sheep's fault, it is the shepherd's fault.
When sheep go astray, they are quickly exposed to danger and, very often, get themselves into all sorts of problems. Sheep have value, today, in my country, sheep stealing has become more prevalent. It has become more challenging to farm sheep and to look after them. (Cows are much easier to look after). The Lord Jesus said that He is the 'Good Shepherd' NOT the 'Good Cowherd or Cowboy'! We should learn the lesson, not to go astray in our Walk with the Lord.
At the end of this dispensation, there will be Judgment, even of Believers' works. Just how we follow our Good Shepherd now is eternally important. When our Spiritual Life is in good condition, we have Peace, Hope, and a Desire to Pray.
Sheep do not need a "vision", they need to learn to follow. (A "vision" may become evident as we follow the 'Good Shepherd'.) At certain times and in certain places, people would ask me: 'What is your vision?' QUESTION: Did people ever ask the Disciples of Jesus, or the early New Testament members: 'What is your vision?' Our priority should be following Jesus, not being pressurised or preoccupied about "vision"!
Our only desire should be to follow the Lord Jesus and to be who He wants us to be, then we can do what He wants us to do. Reading through John's Gospel, and then through Acts of the Apostles, may really help us as we prayerfully respond to what we have read.
