23/06/2021 - THE SHEEP DIDN’T HEAR

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All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. John 10.8

The work of evangelization is the most important work that can be done everywhere. People called to this mission must know the Lord and be prepared to go to the mission field, knowing how to take the Message to the lost, knowing how God works. Then they will discover that, although many of their listeners have been raised in various doctrines, they do not believe in them.

All human beings belong to God, the Doorkeeper of the fold. Even in countries where the strangest gods are worshipped, or strict religious doctrine teaches the opposite of the Gospel, their followers serve such practice because they are ignorant of the Word. However, when they hear the Good News of Jesus, they understand that they have found the Truth, and are converted.

The followers of the most diverse paths, which have brought different precepts and norms that do not agree with the divine Word, have everything to live frustrated, although they pray the same prayers at the feet of those who proclaim themselves to be spiritual authorities. Deep inside, they know that this is false because they lack the divine anointing, which brings conviction. For this reason, it is easy for them to talk about Jesus, because He works wonders.

Now, those who don’t believe that the Lord works today, as He worked in the past, even though the Bible states that He is the same today, as He was yesterday and will be tomorrow (Hebrews 13.8), fail to give the biblical testimony: Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased (John 6.2). It is evident that if Christ had gone to the people only speaking about God, without manifesting divine power, they would not have followed Him. Be vigilant!

Whenever Jesus sent his disciples to preach the Gospel, he sent them to heal the sick and to free the oppressed. The Master knew that in this way people would discern whether or not that message was from the heavenly Father. Anyone who changes the Lord’s statements will never see Him answer their prayers, as was the case with the Messiah. After all, no other foundation can be laid, even if the preacher is imbued with good reasons.

Jesus calls His predecessors thieves and robbers because the door to the sheepfold had not been opened. Whoever preaches Christ as the Solution to any problem and does the work as He did, empties the stable. This happens because one can see the power of God at work as in the past when the Light of the world shone: Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8.12).

When God opens the Door, His power frees those involved with unclean spirits, diseases, and other errors. Then they can live well. Those who are still prisoners of the evil forces should pay more attention to the Word of the Lord, for the Truth sets everyone free! Halleluiah!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares