He Knows Us.

There is a great truth that Christ teaches us in the gospel of John 10:14-16. Christ says that he is the good shepherd. Meaning he cares for those in his charge.  So much so that in another story he is willing to leave the whole to search for the one. Which means that he must know those that he is responsible for.  He knows us not just casually but intimately.

He knows us! He allows us to wander. Ultimately those who accept him know him and want to follow his commandments.

Christ, then says that the love he has for us is so great. He gladly would give his life for us that we can have a relationship with him and the father following this life. What a blessing, a hope in what we have to look forward to. I am forever grateful for the bridge that is built for me by the Savior. 

The mission of the Christ is that as one is found there are others that are lost. They must be visited with the truth. They must be given an opportunity. 

It is hard when those who hear do not find it a priority to put these things to the front. The savior just asks that they have the oppertunity to hear and then they must act. He will never force us he can't. But what joy is had when we gather together as one! 

Justice & Mercy

Jesus Christ is the only way to the father (John 14:6). It is he who makes it possible for us to return. It is him that offers himself a sacrifice for our sin. I don't think that I will ever fully understand  how that works. But I am grateful for it. I am grateful for the knowledge that he will be there on my side when I come to him with a contrite heart.

It is the job of each individual that when they have received that  knowledge and it is burning within that they should share it. Share What you have. Lehi talking to his son Jacob said "....how great the importance to make these known unto the inhabitants of the earth.... Now is the time that each one who has received these things must stand up and declare the great things that our Heavenly Father has done.

Lehi goes on to teach his son that it is only through the Messiah that ressurection of all mankind will come to pass. Because he has done this we are able to come to God. What a powerful lesson. Christ allows us to come and stand before God and he will plead our case. If we accept him and repent.

There is a law. That law has a penalty. All have transgressed that law. Just being human we will and do have a need for the mercy to be extended to us! We would be lost without our elder brother Jesus the Christ. He stands to make in Lehi's words an Intercession for man. He will bridge the gap.