****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 will 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 when 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 mercy and 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. Barb
Stein.
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