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But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. -Matthew 9:36

Lord, you love us. May the Holy Spirit fill these words and bring life. Amen

Today has been very good. Rolled out of bed, opened up to Jeremiah 32. The people of Israel have done only evil before the Lord from their youth ( Verse 30 ). The Lord ends up promising to restore His people and bring good to them.

Today I went to Faith Academy in Loganville along with Matt to do a lunch/bible session with some of the students. This is voluntary, I love seeing the students come on their own. It may be just for the pizza and drinks at first but they also get a little Jesus! I spoke last week, so Matt spoke this week. He spoke on Mark 1:40-42. Jesus is in the synagogues preaching, and behold a leper comes to Him. Begging Him to cleanse him. Pause. Can you imagine this man's anguish. He has leprosy! No one wants to touch him. He was an outcast with lumpy and discolored skin. Jesus, moved with compassion stretched out His hand and touched him saying, 'I am willing; be cleansed.' (emphasis mine) Jesus loves the unlovable. In the Gospel of John we see in chapter five that Jesus says He can only do what He sees the father doing. God loves the unlovable! The dirty people, messed up, confused, lost, dried out. Jesus sees these, and comes to them with great compassion. He asks us to abide in Him and He will abide in us. What a beautiful promise. You don't have life all figured out? 'Come to Me' Jesus says. Always come to Him. The Lord always restores. After the talk, students starting asking so many questions. They were hungry. They wanted answers. What about homosexuality, sex, suicide, drinking, the students kept asking all kind of questions...How do we abstain from these kind of things?

As the students asked these questions, my heart broke. They are scattered and weary. Can you imagine this? You are a shepherd of many, many sheep. Some are so scattered they see no way back to the fold. Your heart breaks because these are your sheep. You have possession of them. You care about their well-being. So what would you do? Go out and find them! God there is not enough of us who are going out and finding Your lost sheep! And oh how it burdens my soul! Lord, send us out.

Therefore, the Word says: "The harvest truly is plentiful,  but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." -Matthew 9:37-38

Father, send us out in Your name to comfort, to find the lost. To give rest to the weary ones, to reassure. Let us do Your work, and carry Your burdens.

Amen.