June 1, 2019 (Saturday)
(From Luke 15 NKJV): “Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man [a]receives sinners and eats with them.” So He spoke this parable to them, saying:
‘What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.'”
When He Reached Down His Hand for Me
Marion Easterling, Thomas & JFB Wright
G. E. E. Wright
Once my soul was astray from the heavenly way
I was wretched and vile as could be
But my Saviour in love gave me peace from above
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me
How my heart does rejoice when I hear His sweet voice
In a tempest to Him I can cling.
I can lean on His arm safe and sure from all harm
When He reached down His hand for me.
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me
I was near to despair when he came to me there
And he showed me that I could be free
Then he lifted my feet gave me gladness complete
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached down his hand for me
When he reached way down for me
I was lost and undone without my God or his son
When he reached down his hand for me