លោកយេស៊ូបានធ្វើអ្វីដែលអ្នកគង្វាលល្អគួរធ្វើ. ព្រះយេស៊ូវបានចិញ្ចឹមចៀម ហើយបានពង្រឹងពួកគេ . គាត់បានចងចំណងដែលខូច, បានព្យាបាលអ្នកជំងឺ, ស្វែងរកអ្នកដែលបាត់បង់, ហើយបាននាំអ្នកបាត់ទៅផ្ទះ. Jesus commanded His disciples to follow His example. He commanded the believers to preach the gospel in all the world. ហេតុអ្វី?? To seek the lost and bring the lost home and reconcile them with God and be part of His flock. But do Christians still bring the lost home?
The shepherds of the house of Israel caused the sheep to go astray and scattered them
My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers (យេរេមា 50:6-7)
Although the leaders of the house of Israel had a lot of knowledge by tradition, they didn’t know God and His ways. Because they didn’t know God and His ways, they walked in ways that were not God’s ways and preached things that didn’t lead to righteousness and life, but to sin and death.
Through the deceiving words and the behavior and lives of the leaders, who deviated from God, God’s people deviated from God. (អានផងដែរ។: វិញ្ញាណរបស់អេលី).
The sheep were scattered and went their own way, just like their leaders went their own way. They got involved with the pagan nations and adopted their idols, pagan practices, ពិធីសាសនា, និងទម្លាប់.
Through their ignorance and lack of knowledge of the truth, they thought they walked on the right path and pleased God. (អានផងដែរ។: វប្បធម៌ទាំងអស់បាត់នៅក្នុងព្រះគ្រីស្ទ).
The shepherds had forsaken their task. They were too busy with themselves and didn’t care about the sheep and their well-being. Therefore they left the sheep to their own fate.
The shepherds didn’t care when a sheep erred and drowned in water. They didn’t care when a sheep fell into the abyss or was wounded or killed by a wolf. And so the flock became smaller and smaller. (អានផងដែរ។: គ្រូគង្វាលជាច្រើនកំពុងដឹកនាំចៀមទៅក្នុងទីជ្រៅបំផុត).
The shepherds of the house of Israel didn’t listen to God and His prophets
God saw everything and tried to reach the shepherds through His prophets. But the prideful and stubborn shepherds didn’t want to listen to the prophets. They didn’t want to be corrected by God’s words and they certainly didn’t want to humble themselves before the Lord. ដូច្នេះ, they brought the prophets to silence by killing them, so that they wouldn’t hear the admonishing words of God (ទៅ. អេសេគាល 34, ម៉ាថាយ 23:31, លូកា 11;47).
យូរៗទៅ, someone arose, who listened to the words of the prophets and cause the people of God to return to God and walk on His ways. But then after some time, others arose, who became unfaithful to the words and the law of God and left God and took the people with them.
John the Baptist did bring the lost back home
នៅគ្រានោះ យ៉ូហានបាទីស្ទបានមក, ការផ្សព្វផ្សាយនៅទីរហោស្ថាននៃស្រុកយូដា, ហើយនិយាយ, ប្រែចិត្តចុះ: ដ្បិតព្រះរាជ្យនៃស្ថានបរមសុខជិតមកដល់ហើយ. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, និយាយ, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight (ម៉ាថាយ 3:1-3)
Before Jesus took on His role as Shepherd and fulfilled His mission, John came to prepare the way of the Lord Jesus.
នៅក្នុងទីរហោស្ថាន, separated from the people of Israel, John was equipped and prepared by God for his task and the message he would preach, ្ឃលេយ, the coming of Jesus the Christ, ការហៅទៅការប្រែចិត្ត, ហើយនេះ បិធីលាងបាប of repentance.
John was the precursor of Jesus and with his message, which he preached with such a formality, gravity, and authority that the people had to listen to and obey, he called the people to repentance and brought many of the lost of the house of Israel back home (ម៉ាថាយ 3:1-12, ម៉ាក 1:1-8, លូកា 3:1-20, ចន 1:19-34).
Except the leaders, who were prideful and stubborn. They refused to repent and be baptized. John saw their wickedness and because of his boldness, he didn’t shy away from telling them the truth.
Despite the criticism and resistance of the leaders, John continued his work, wherefore he was appointed by God and brought the lost home. (អានផងដែរ។: ចនបាទីស្ទ, បុរសដែលមិនមិនល្អ).
ព្រះយេស៊ូវ, the Good Shepherd
ហើយវាបានកើតឡើងនៅសម័យនោះ។, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him: And there came a voice from heaven, និយាយ, អ្នកគឺជាកូនប្រុសជាទីស្រឡាញ់របស់ខ្ញុំ, in Whom I am well pleased (ម៉ាក 1:9-11)
In contrary to the leaders of the house of Israel, ព្រះយេស៊ូវ, តើនរណាជា កាត់ស្បែក នៅថ្ងៃទីប្រាំបី, humbled Himself under the mighty hand of God, by giving heed to the call of John and being baptized by John. God saw it, and He was well pleased with His Son and the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus (ទៅ. ម៉ាថាយ 3:13-17, ម៉ាក 1:9-11, លូកា 3:21-22).
Jesus received the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness. នៅក្នុងទីរហោស្ថាន, Jesus was prepared for His task for which He was appointed, and the work, គាត់បានមកសម្រាប់.
សរមាប់ 40 ថៃ, Jesus was tempted by the devil. ទោះយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ, Jesus was not tempted by the devil’s words but resisted the devil by refuting his words with God’s truth. (ទៅ. ម៉ាថាយ 4:1-11, ម៉ាក 1:12-13, លូកា 4:1-13 (អានផងដែរ។: ខ្ញុំនឹងផ្តល់ឱ្យអ្នកនូវទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិរបស់ពិភពលោក)),
បន្ទាប់ 40 ថៃ, Jesus began His mission in the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus preached the Kingdom and called the people to repentance. By His words and works, Jesus fed the sheep, nurtured the sheep, bound up the broken, healed the sheep. Jesus sought the lost sheep, and brought the lost sheep home. ហើយនៅទីបញ្ចប់, Jesus gave His life for the sheep. (អានផងដែរ។: ការរងទុក្ខ និងការចំអករបស់ព្រះយេស៊ូវគ្រីស្ទ).
Jesus did bring the lost home
I will feed My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, មានបន្ទូលរបស់ព្រះជាព្រះ. I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment (អេសេគាល 34:15-16)
His words and works proved that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and that He and His words are reliable. Jesus was moved with compassion and cared for the sheep and didn’t leave them to their fate. (អានផងដែរ។: ព្រះយេស៊ូជាមនុស្សមានចិត្តមេត្តា).
ខ្ញុំជាអ្នកគង្វាលដ៏ល្អ: អ្នកគង្វាលដ៏ល្អ ផ្តល់ជីវិតរបស់គាត់សម្រាប់ចៀម (ចន 10:11)
Jesus fed and nurtured the sheep with His truthful, ការកែតម្រូវ, and admonishing words, ដែលមកពីព្រះបិតា.
The people listened to Jesus and were astonished at His doctrine. Because Jesus taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes (ម៉ាថាយ 7:28-29).
And so Jesus restored the flock and brought the lost home.
Jesus commanded His disciples to follow His example.
Before Jesus returned to His Father, Jesus gave this responsibility to His disciples. Jesus commanded them, ក្នុងចំណោមអ្នកដទៃទៀត, to preach the gospel in all the world and bring the lost home and feed them with the truth of God; the uncompromised words of God and to make them disciples of Jesus Christ, who walk in His way (ទៅ. ម៉ាថាយ 10:27-28, ម៉ាក 16:15-18, លូកា 24:46-49, ចន 20:21-23).
The disciples did bring the lost home
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. ហើយកុំខ្លាចអស់អ្នកដែលសម្លាប់ខ្លួនឡើយ។, ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចសម្លាប់ព្រលឹងបានទេ។: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell (ម៉ាថាយ 10:27-28)
ចូរទៅដូច្នេះ, ហើយបង្រៀនប្រជាជាតិទាំងអស់, ធ្វើបុណ្យជ្រមុជទឹកឱ្យពួកគេនៅក្នុងព្រះនាមព្រះវរបិតា, និងកូនប្រុស, និងនៃព្រះវិញ្ញាណបរិសុទ្ធ: បង្រៀនពួកគេឱ្យសង្កេតមើលអ្វីៗទាំងអស់ដែលខ្ញុំបានបង្គាប់អ្នក: និង, ផោ, ខ្ញុំនៅជាមួយអ្នក, សូម្បីតែរហូតដល់ចុងបញ្ចប់នៃពិភពលោក. អាម៉ែន (ម៉ាថាយ 28:19-20)
The believers and disciples of Jesus took on this responsibility. They obeyed the words of Jesus and did what Jesus commanded them to do. (អានផងដែរ។: អ្នកស្តាប់ទល់នឹងអ្នកធ្វើ).
After they received the Holy Spirit, they went into the world. They preached the gospel of Jesus Christ and the way of salvation (gospel of salvation) ហើយបាននាំអ្នកបាត់ទៅផ្ទះ.
And this message of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the way of salvation has not changed. The words and the commission of Jesus Christ have not changed either. They still apply to all believers, who are born again in Christ by faith and have become a new creation; បុត្រារបស់ព្រះ (នេះអនុវត្តចំពោះទាំងប្រុសទាំងស្រី), and belong to God and live as obedient sons of God and do His will.
Do Christians still bring the lost home?
គ្រីស្ទានគ្រប់រូប, who supposed to be a believer, ought to preach the gospel and the unfeigned words of God, so that lost souls be saved. Because without the preaching of the gospel, many souls be lost. (អានផងដែរ។: ប្រសិនបើគ្រីស្ទបរិស័ទនៅស្ងៀម, តើអ្នកណានឹងកំណត់ភាពងងឹតនៃភាពងងឹតដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ?)
If souls are not saved, they shall be lost and go to hell. ហើយនៅថ្ងៃជំនុំជំរះ, when all the people are judged according to their works, they will be cast into the lake of fire. ព្រោះគ្រប់គ្នា, who is not written in the Book of Life, will be cast into the lake of fire, ដែលជាការស្លាប់ទីពីរ (វិវរណៈ 20:11-15).
And of their blood, some shall be held accountable. Because they didn’t do what Jesus commanded them to do.
'ធ្វើជាអំបិលនៃផែនដី’
