[net.religion.christian] Jan 17 Daily Thought

kelso@umcp-cs.UUCP (Stephen Kelley) (01/17/86)

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Every person is on God's most-wanted list!

	The Lord is so concerned about one soul! The Good Shepherd will 
follow him out into the hills, into the night & the storm to try to
save him. God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. The
Lord left the 99 in the fold & went out on the mountainside in the
storm to find the lost sheep. He proved His Love for even the stray
sheep, even one & He's going to save themm all in the long run!
	No price is too big to pay to save a soul! How can you judge the
value of one immortal soul? God valued it so hightly that He gave His
Own Son to redeem it! To God, just one soul is worth it all, just to
free one poor bound soul, one poor tormented spirit form the bondage
of Satan.
	Help us Lord, to really long for them & seek for Your lost sheep
as the Good Shepherd searches for the sheep that He loves.-- As He longs
and suffers & yearns & agonises for it that He may find it & woo it &
win it back into the fold. Give us more compassion, Lord, more love,
more longing for Thy sheep! Help us,O Lord! May Thy love constrain us!
In Jesus' Name!--Amen!
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Real:	Stephen Kelley, Univ of MD Comp Sci
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emery@fluke.UUCP (John Emery) (01/21/86)

I would just like to thank Stephen Kelly for his article.  It just 
happened to inspire me today when I read it.

>	No price is too big to pay to save a soul! How can you judge the
>value of one immortal soul? God valued it so hightly that He gave His
>Own Son to redeem it! To God, just one soul is worth it all, just to
>free one poor bound soul, one poor tormented spirit form the bondage
>of Satan.

For some reason when I read the above words I really felt God's love
and it made my day brighter.  Although I knew the truth of what Steve
was saying, when I read it, it touched me as if God was saying it to
me personally and to those around me.  When you realize how much God
does value one immortal soul, how much easier is it to care for others
around  you.

I am really thankful for this article on this day.  Thanks Stephen.

In His Name,

John Emery
fluke!emery

ken@gitpyr.UUCP (01/23/86)

In article <2777@umcp-cs.UUCP> kelso@umcp-cs.UUCP (Stephen Kelley) writes:
>Every person is on God's most-wanted list!
>
>	The Lord is so concerned about one soul! The Good Shepherd will 
>follow him out into the hills, into the night & the storm to try to
>save him. God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. The
>Lord left the 99 in the fold & went out on the mountainside in the
>storm to find the lost sheep. He proved His Love for even the stray
>sheep, even one & He's going to save themm all in the long run!
>	No price is too big to pay to save a soul! 

If you were the only person living on earth, Jesus Christ still would
have come to die for you.  And it would have taken His death to make you
right with God, even though you are one.

Ken Hall