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We Have All Gone Astray
Ray Evans • January 8, 2020
Who doesn't recognize the Twenty-Third Psalm?
There are plenty of references in scripture to sheep and shepherds; the analogy is logical...shepherd's take care of their sheep; as God cares for his children.
Sheep are essentially "dumb" creatures. They will wade in a creek and drown (their wool gets so waterlogged they can't escape); thus the shepherd has a staff (ever wonder why the staff has a crook on the end?) to pull the sheep to safety.
If the Lord is your "shepherd," you have nothing to fear; as the Psalmist declares God's protection and provision; but, we are not all God's sheep. Jesus said, "My sheep know my voice and will follow no other." (John 10:26-27)
You are not a child of God (his "sheep") simply because you say a little prayer and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. You don't choose God, he chooses you.
If you're a child of God, you know, without a doubt, that God is real. If you don't know, without a doubt, God is real. I urge you to get down on your knees and pray as I prayed over thirty years ago, "God, if you're real, I want to know."
There are plenty of references in scripture to sheep and shepherds; the analogy is logical...shepherd's take care of their sheep; as God cares for his children.
Sheep are essentially "dumb" creatures. They will wade in a creek and drown (their wool gets so waterlogged they can't escape); thus the shepherd has a staff (ever wonder why the staff has a crook on the end?) to pull the sheep to safety.
If the Lord is your "shepherd," you have nothing to fear; as the Psalmist declares God's protection and provision; but, we are not all God's sheep. Jesus said, "My sheep know my voice and will follow no other." (John 10:26-27)
You are not a child of God (his "sheep") simply because you say a little prayer and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. You don't choose God, he chooses you.
If you're a child of God, you know, without a doubt, that God is real. If you don't know, without a doubt, God is real. I urge you to get down on your knees and pray as I prayed over thirty years ago, "God, if you're real, I want to know."
If you're sincere, God will reveal himself to you in his way, in his time, according to his purpose and you will no longer hope, assume or even believe God is real...you will know he's real.
Until you know, without a doubt, God is real...nothing else matters.
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Believing in the "Rapture" relieves you of the responsibility to do anything except believe in Jesus...who will magically whisk you away to heaven. It's a lie, designed to keep you from preparing or being prepared for what's coming.
A lot of well-known and well-respected preachers talk about how long they have been preaching, as if the longer one preaches the more qualified one is to preach.
This may seem a strange question, but it never ceases to amaze me how few people allow God to play an active role in their daily lives. Why anyone would not want the creator of the universe to help them every second, every minute and every hour of every day, is simply beyond me.
The question in Psalms 15, "Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?" probably has as many answers as there are preachers, but they all stem from a common belief: "Everyone who believes in Jesus goes to heaven." Sounds great, but is it true?
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"
2 Timothy 3:16
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