"These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them:
"Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the
Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you
go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise
the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely
give." (Matthew 10:5-8 NASB)
When Jesus sent out the 12, He sent them specifically to the lost sheep first. Why?
Firstly, His promise was to the children of Israel. As He was coming to restore them, He preached to the house of Israel first. Those who'd wandered away were still of those who were His chosen.
In the same way, we now are grafted in and anyone who WAS of the fold is still one of His!
So in a time of revival, there is always restoration to those who've fallen or wandered away.
Keep your eyes and ears open. Ask the Lord, "who's hearts already belong to You?" and restore them in the love of the Father!
**Does that mean we don't reach out to those who've never known Him? No!
But as the "harvest is plentiful, the workers are few."
Restore to Him all who are lost and rebuild the "labor force" for the fullness of revival.
Lord, send us out, lead us to Your lost ones. Revive and restore! We want to see communities, cities, the whole country changed in mass!
Maranatha!
When Jesus sent out the 12, He sent them specifically to the lost sheep first. Why?
Firstly, His promise was to the children of Israel. As He was coming to restore them, He preached to the house of Israel first. Those who'd wandered away were still of those who were His chosen.
In the same way, we now are grafted in and anyone who WAS of the fold is still one of His!
So in a time of revival, there is always restoration to those who've fallen or wandered away.
Keep your eyes and ears open. Ask the Lord, "who's hearts already belong to You?" and restore them in the love of the Father!
**Does that mean we don't reach out to those who've never known Him? No!
But as the "harvest is plentiful, the workers are few."
Restore to Him all who are lost and rebuild the "labor force" for the fullness of revival.
Lord, send us out, lead us to Your lost ones. Revive and restore! We want to see communities, cities, the whole country changed in mass!
Maranatha!
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