Gone Astray

Once we know Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, He will never leave us or forsake us - this is His promise. Life as a Christian is not always easy and many times we will lose the plot and go astray - some more than others. Once we know the truth, the path is laid before us that we can walk on - we may not always see it, but it is there! Yet we can miss the path and get drawn into the things which are not of the Lord; temptations come and we chose to walk the world’s way and not the Lord’s. At times like this we can feel as though there is no way back; we have sinned against God and have blown it!

Sheep gone astray

Jesus talked about this in the Gospel of Matthew:

‘What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray’ (Mt.18: 12-14).

Promise

The promise to those who come to accept and follow Jesus is:

‘My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand’ (John 10:29 NASB).

Restoration

Do not be condemned, return to the Lord and He will forgive you and restore you, you are never lost - repent - seek the Lord; all sins can be forgiven.

‘Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the LORD my God’ (Jeremiah 31:18).

‘I assure you that any sin can be forgiven, including blasphemy’ (Mark 3:28).