2017.10.01_For the Church Purchased with God’s Blood

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  • Senior Overseer Ki-Dong Kim

[Acts 20:6~35]

God
is our Father and the Master.
In order to save our souls (Jn 10:10)
He sold everything He has
and purchased us at a price (Mt 13:44),
that is, He sold His Son and His Son’s blood and life.
Thus, He sold heaven, His power and glory (Mt 6:12)
and purchased the treasure hidden in the useless field.
He sanctifies us until the day He takes us to heaven (Jn 15:3)
and the Holy Spirit has appointed an overseer among us.
The Holy Spirit has appointed the overseer
as a shepherd of the flock (Ac 20:28).
God does not judge man by appearance
but endowed the duty of an overseer upon his soul
and thus the authority of the overseer
is that of the Lord’s representative (Mt 28:10-20).
When the Chief Shepherd appears,
He will reward the overseer according to his work,
for the overseer is God’s servant (1 Pt 5:4).
To receive on that day a crown that does not fade away
he labors with all of his strength, mind,
soul and even life (Ac 20:35).
For the Church which God purchased with His own blood,
◌ the overseer is a shepherd tending the flock.
He is a shepherd who takes care of the flock with all his life.
He is the servant of God who guards God’s possessions.
◌ A true shepherd does not steal sheep from others.
He guides the flock to green pastures and beside quiet waters
and truly loves the Master’s flock.
◌ The Church and the sheep purchased with God’s blood
all belong to God.
They are forever His as those purchased by His blood.
※ The sheep that wanders from the shepherd
will become prey of wild beasts.
The sheep must listen to the shepherd’s voice to live.
They must listen to God’s voice.