Only the Lost Sheep of Israel

Christianity is oft cited as an exclusive religion. Can Jesus really be the only way to heaven? Inclusion is heralded as "must have" positive character trait. While we can certainly make the case that Christianity is positively and negatively inclusive, Jesus' mission on earth was exclusive in some senses.

When hounded by a Canaanite woman with a demon-possessed daughter, Jesus initially ignored the woman and the disciples complained about her persistence. They asked him to do something, and Jesus replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” Matthew 15:24

An exclusive mission for the Messiah; Israel only, The lost sheep of the chosen race. We also know that His mission to Israel changed the world. While, the Redemption began with the children of Father Abraham, there it did not end. In the book of Acts we know that it spread from Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, to the ends of the earth...

So where is your Jerusalem? What is your Judea? Where is your Israel?

All too often we over look our own home and work place. We over look the path that we travel daily. You can minister the word where you are and as you go. You can be an agent for the Spirit of God right where you are.

Do not neglect ministry to your own household. Do not neglect your own community and workplace. On this National Day of Prayer America needs God. We need His ways in our nation. We have turned away and He is still waiting; Waiting for you to take care of your Jerusalem.

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