It's part of the anointing and commission of Jesus the Anointed One not just to save you momentarily but to save you "to the uttermost" (Heb 7:25). Jesus has a mandate of the Father to KEEP as a shepherd and not to lose any as seen in the above verse (please read again). Bible makes us see our position as simply a sheep, while He is the Shepherd. *[[Psa 95:7]] KJV* For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, *[[Psa 100:3]] KJV* Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. *[[Joh 10:14]] KJV* I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. *[[Heb 13:20]] KJV* Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, THAT GREAT SHEPHERD of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, *[[1Pe 2:25]] KJV* For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. Now it is the Shepherd's responsibility not to lose the sheep and not the other way round. Do you remember the parable of the lost sheep? Does that show you how unfulfilled the sheep owner's joy is if he loses any of his sheep even if it's just one stubborn sheep? Even if it's a sickly slow uncooperative sheep. Will the Shepherd be blameless if he loses one sheep for whatever excuse? Jesus knows He must KEEP you if He is to fulfill His assignment, the will of God for Him (just like you don't want to fail in your divine assignment) and so He does this with all diligence. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. [Psa 121:3-5] Oh dear beloved, will you from today take rest in Him who is to present you faultless before the presence of his glory? He surely won't be happy to see His love taken for granted, but He also won't leave His duty post too. Like they say, two wrongs don't make a right. To conclude with this: It's God's responsibility to save: it's man's responsibility to rest in the accomplished work. A believer is the one who has naively entrusted his eternal destiny in the hands of Christ. (Eph 1:12-13) |
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16/04/2014
Jesus has a Mandate not to Lose you
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