The Prophetic Word - Day 168: Sin cut us off from His heart.
- araratchurch
- Oct 27, 2023
- 3 min read
““What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.””
Luke 15:4-7 NKJV
Man was created to have unbroken fellowship with God.
Tragically, that unfettered access was cut off when man chose to go against the instruction of the Lord.
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.””
Genesis 2:16-17 NKJV
When man went against the command of God, death entered in. That is to say, he was now corruptible, and would die rather than living forever. As well, the shame of sin caused him to be afraid of the coming Judgment.
“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.””
Genesis 3:8-10 NKJV
Now man was cut off from knowing God’s heart. Therefore, the Lord would have true fellowship with only a few.
However, God could still know and see man’s heart.
“The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.”
Proverbs 20:27 NKJV
And, for the most part, the heart of man was seen by God for what it was: desperately wicked!
“The heart is deceitful above all things And it is extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives? I, the Lord, search and examine the mind, I test the heart, To give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.”
Jeremiah 17:9-10 AMP
Praise God—through Jesus Christ—we are called back into fellowship with God!
“God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
I Corinthians 1:9 NKJV
Indeed, the Lord Jesus became a way where there was no way, so that through Him—and only through Him—we can have Union with the Father.
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.”
John 15:4-6 NKJV
In our opening scripture, we see Jesus describing His desire to find that which was lost.
Indeed, as we discussed yesterday, without Him, we were lost. But, through His work, we were found.
“who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
I Peter 2:24-25 NKJV
Praise God, when the Shepherd of our souls picked us up, He put our ear against His heart. And, the heart we hear, is the heart of God!
Tomorrow we’ll talk more about how He made a way for us to hear His heart.
Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!
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