****Sparks
Highlights**** We have seen the amazing attributes of our
Savior Jesus – He is Holy, He is Powerful, He is our Provider, He is our
Teacher, He is our Healer, AND He is also our Shepherd. The Bible tells us that we are alike sheep
who have gone astray and Luke Chapter 15 tells us that Jesus, our Good Shepherd
cares enough for each and every one us that He will come to find His sheep that
have gone astray – one of the many.
What a comforting thought that Jesus cares for each of us to consider us
that much loved that He would come to find one of the many! Psalm 23 tells us, too, that the Lord is our
Shepherd and we shall not be in want as He supplies our very most needs – even
before we know it. If you know anything
about sheep, it is that they are helpless animals that need to be led to food
and shelter and need to be protected from other animals that hunt them. So just like sheep, we need a leader for our
lives and a protector from the evil one Satan – who the Bible says hunts for
whomever he can devour. Jesus is that
leader for our lives, but in order for Him to lead, we have to surrender our
wills to His. And not only is He the
Shepherd, but He is also proclaimed to be the spotless Lamb of God as He was
the sacrificial lamb for our sins.
Easter is a celebration of His sacrifice for us. His death provided the payment of the penalty
of our sins – what a Shepherd to do that for His flock! Jesus took the penalty, but went on to
conquer death as He rose again. No one
else is able to take our penalty and no one else has been able to conquer
death. What precious truth to consider
this Easter Season – as that is what Easter is all about – His
resurrection. The grace of God provides
us Jesus as the payment for our death sentence of sin, and that we can have
eternal life if we have faith and accept Jesus as our Shepherd – our Savior.
You are welcome to join us anytime
at Sparks! You can also check out the
AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.
Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mrs. Carol
Sheley, Mrs. Barb Stein.
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