BIBLE STUDY - Francine Stuart

A LOST PEOPLE

Minister Francine Stuart, Florida

God has a special love for people who just can’t seem to do right!

The truth is that God showed us that we were all dead in sin and we were living in a dead world without hope of achieving peace no matter what we did. Everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence Romans 3:23 It is only through His grace (His unmerited gift) that we saw who we were and that we were heading to the eternal place of punishment.

Satan was deliriously happy when he saw us as a lost and suffering people. His joy was cut short however when Jesus entered into a world which he thought was his. He tried everything he knew in order to bring the Son of God down to his level but failed miserably.

The enemy cringed when Jesus was nailed to the cross and raged when he saw that our Savior brought all our sins with Him. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” John 3:16 The devil ranted and raged when he saw Jesus raised from the dead three days later. What made it worse was the fact that Christ brought back the keys of hell with Him. He showed satan that hell was not his. The devil’s only hope was the knowledge that not everyone will choose the road to the Kingdom of God. His plan is to entice men and women with evil things that please the flesh and will not only lead them to sin but keep them there as slaves.

Those of us who have given our life over to Jesus Christ have a job to do. We need to reach out to all those who just can’t seem to get it right. The day will come when God will judge us for what He has called us to do.

Matthew 25: 31-46 "When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left."Then the King will say to those on his right, "Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. 35And here's why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.' "Then those "sheep' are going to say, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? 38 -39And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, "I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me--you did it to me.' "Then he will turn to the "goats,' the ones on his left, and say, "Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. 42And why? Because-- I was hungry and you gave me no meal, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was homeless and you gave me no bed, I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
Sick and in prison, and you never visited.' "Then those "goats' are going to say, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?' "He will answer them, "I'm telling the solemn truth Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me--you failed to do it to me.' "Then those "goats' will be herded to their eternal doom, but the "sheep' to their eternal reward."

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Minister Francine Stuart © 07/14/2005

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