Why Do You Speak About the Word of God?

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Dear listeners of Radio Voice of Life, you are listening to our voice on Radio Voice of Life, which broadcasts every morning on the short wave of 41 metres. Greetings to you, dear listeners and friends of the programme. How are you? I am glad that we are once again at your service through the Azar programme. We wish that wherever you are, God's powerful hand be above you and may you always be in God's grace.

Well, dear friends, you are listening to the programme with you from Radio Voice of Life. Well, dear friends, we again have our dear Java with us. Java, welcome to the programme with you. Hello, Shahid, I also extend my greetings and respect to you and all our dear listeners, and I pray that you remain in good health.

Well, Java, can you tell us what questions our listeners had last week who called in? Shahid, many friends called in, and we truly thank God for each one of them who called in and got in touch with us.

But one thing that was interesting to us, Shahid, was that one person called and was very upset. Upset about what, Shahid? They were upset because we are bringing the Word of God to our dear people. And our friend, I mean our listener, said that people listen to your programme, and what do they do? They follow Jesus Christ. Well, that is the best thing that can happen; we are guiding people on the right path, on the path of truth.

Instead of being upset, it would be better to express gratitude that you are truly providing the right way and the truth to us and our listeners. Exactly, Shahid, there are people who truly do this, Shahid. They express gratitude, but it was good that this person said this. Why? Because I was able to tell them from the Word of God why we love our people, and I asked them, "Well, if you listened to our programme, and surely you did since you called and got our number from the programmes, did you hear anything wrong in any of our programmes?" They said, "No, we didn’t hear anything wrong."

They said, "But others do not have much interest in hearing you deliver the Word of God to the people and to draw them towards you." This was something that Shahid said, and I found it interesting and thought it was a place of learning that someone would call in and say this. But Shahid, these days it is not what we hear from people regarding the Holy Gospel, meaning they do not speak good news to the people. However, if we look at the times of Jesus Christ, people who were, for example, sinners, the outcasts, they all came to hear the teachings of Jesus Christ. Many Pharisees and scholars of the law were not pleased with this, and they would get upset about it. And where do we see this? In the Gospel of Luke, chapter fifteen, verses one and two, we want to talk about this today, Shahid, as to why we deliver the Word of God, what our goal is, and whether our work is correct and pleasing to God or not.

And we want to answer these questions, Shahid, from the Word of God. So, if you have a Holy Bible, please turn to Luke, chapter fifteen, verses one and two. We see that tax collectors and other sinners were gathering around Jesus to hear him, but the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

So, the people who were outcasts in the eyes of the Pharisees and teachers of the law, because of the things they were doing, perhaps they could not all act upon what they preached, so they gathered around Jesus Christ. And what did Jesus say? He spoke the Word of God. He spoke of the love, grace, and mercy of God. He wanted them to find salvation in the Lord. He wanted them to hear the Word of God and fall in love with God. But the Pharisees and teachers of the law were not pleased. They were not happy that Jesus was sitting with them, they did not want to hear the Word of God, and they were not pleased that these people were spending time with Jesus.

So, what does Jesus do? He tells them three parables. The first one is about the lost sheep. And I want to briefly tell you that he says, imagine a shepherd who has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes missing. Will he not leave the ninety-nine and go look for the lost one? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home, then calls his friends and neighbours together and says, "Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep!"

Then he tells them a second story, and here we see that he speaks of the lost coin. He says if a woman has ten silver coins and loses one, does she not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, what does she do? She calls her friends and neighbours together and says, "Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin!"

And Jesus says, "In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." This is the second story, and the third one he tells them is about the lost son. In this chapter of Luke fifteen, we see a father who had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, "Give me my share of the estate."

Imagine that the father is alive, and his son wants his share and takes it. The father gives him his share, and he goes to another place and squanders his wealth in wild living. Eventually, his situation becomes very dire, and he ends up feeding pigs, and he wishes he could eat the pods that the pigs were eating. His situation becomes so miserable that he thinks to himself, "How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’"

So, he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. The son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."

So they began to celebrate. Jesus is saying that just as a lost one is found, the father rejoices, just as the shepherd rejoices when he finds the lost sheep, or the woman rejoices when she finds the lost coin. He says that the angels in heaven rejoice when a sinner repents. And today, Shahid, I want to tell our dear listeners that our goal is for our dear people to hear the pure and holy Word of God, to understand the house of God, and to come towards our beloved God. We humans understand that God is holy and we humans are sinful.

So, what must we do? We must repent. Absolutely. We must turn back. We must turn away from our sins and turn towards God. Yes. The only thing we need to do is to turn away from our sins, repent, and return to God’s presence, and we must confess our misery before Him. Yes.

So, this is where we, when we gather, you have heard our programmes, dear friends. Dear compatriots, if you have any criticism, if you think we have said something wrong, please call in, please reach out to us, share your opinions and suggestions. We are here for you in our live programme, which takes place every Friday evening. Why do we have this? So that listeners who have questions can call in, ask their questions directly in the programme, and resolve their issues. We have said that everything will be beautiful and blooming.

Exactly, Shahid, we have this programme for you dear ones to call in, express your thoughts, as there are many misunderstandings. And we are here to serve you dear ones to resolve the misunderstandings you have. We want you to understand the Word of God that we share with you, to comprehend it, and to truly understand the love of God. In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 19, verse 10, we see that it says, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."

This is the work of God, who did not wait for us to try to reach Him by our own efforts, but Jesus Christ came to this world to do what? To find the lost and save them, and we are delivering the Word of Jesus Christ. We are bringing the Holy Gospel to you dear ones. So, we do not say anything wrong to you. And perhaps, Shahid, today we want to elaborate a bit more on the lost coin.

We spoke about the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, but we want to pay a bit more attention to the issue of the lost coin. So here, what we see is that the lost coin never loses its value. This woman had ten coins, and when one was lost, she did not say, "I still have nine." No, she did not dismiss it. She should have had nine coins left; why did she search carefully, sweep the house, and turn everything upside down to find her coin? Because before it was lost, the coin had value; when it was lost, it still had value, and when it was found, it was still valuable.

And every person, here Jesus’ purpose is to tell the Pharisees that every lost person has value in the eyes of God. It is possible that people are spiritually lost, perhaps, Shahid? We have many people in our country who are spiritually lost. They have not read the Word of God, they have not studied the Holy Gospel. They do not know Jesus Christ; they say Jesus is a prophet. But ask them if they are to follow the prophet? They say no, they should not follow him. They think the prophet is just a messenger.

One of our compatriots might say that if he was a prophet, his name would be something else. But we understand that He is the Son of God. Our people do not know Jesus Christ, and we want them to know that Jesus is the Son of God, the living Word of God. Why? Because inside they understand that Jesus Christ comes to judge the world, does He not? When He comes to judge, should we know Him or not? It is necessary that we know Him.

We must understand His Word, right? Yes, yes. So, dear compatriots, you say that you love Jesus Christ, but you do not read His Word, you do not understand His teachings, and you say the Word is outdated. Whose Word is outdated? From whom? The Word is from the Lord. So, do you not think you are spiritually lost? You say you believe in the four books, what is faith? It is confessing with the mouth and believing in the heart, very well! You confess with your mouth, you believe in your heart that the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel are the Word of God. Do you understand what you confess? If you have not read it, then you do not understand. This means you could be lost.

If we say we have faith in the Word of God and we do not read it, we say we believe in the Holy Spirit, but we do not accept it, if someone follows Him, we call him an infidel. So, do you not think you are spiritually lost? Many people who have not read the Word of God are lost, misguided, and need to read the true Word of God, the Holy Gospel, to find the truth and come out of that lost state.

Yes, but again, Shahid, how sweet is the Word of God! This Gospel is good news that every lost person is valuable in the eyes of God. Jesus Christ was with those people who did not understand God, and He would eat with them, and those who were Pharisees or religious leaders were not pleased with this. But for Jesus Christ, it did not matter if they were pleased; what mattered was that the lost people understood the Word of God, recognised the power of God, the greatness of God, and found salvation.

Again, the lost coin has value; you may be lost spiritually, or you may have committed a great error and drifted away from God, but still, you are valuable to God. You may be living far from God, not involved in the story of God, even those who deny God, but still, you are valuable to Him. Why? Because we see in the Word of God that God has created us, we are His finest creation. As you have faith, we read in Genesis chapter one, verse 27, that it says God created man in His own image. So, you are valuable to God, dear ones, and we bring the Word of God to you because every one of you, in every condition you are in, wherever you are, is valuable to God.

So, we see that for this woman and the coin, again I say, Jesus tells us this story to remind the Pharisees and the religious scholars that every person has value in the eyes of God. Perhaps, Shahid, we see that this woman who lost the coin does what? Why does she light the lamp and sweep the house to find her coin? It was in darkness. And we want you to be the light and salt. Jesus Christ Himself is the light of the world; the Word of God says so.

So, since He is the light of the world, He wants us to be the light and the salt. We also must be in the darkness, in places where the Word of God has not been heard, where Jesus Christ has not been present; that is darkness, that is misfortune, that is ignorance. Yes, yes, Shahid, why? Because Jesus Christ is the light of the world, and those who say He is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God can shine in places where there is no light, where there is no Spirit of God, where there is no Christ, where there is no love, grace, or forgiveness; there is darkness. And for this reason, we deliver the Word of God in the darkness.

Perhaps, Shahid, we do not wait for people to come and tell us that what we are doing is wrong or right, nor do we wait for someone to praise us for what we are doing. No, we do not wait for anyone to praise us, nor do we care if someone speaks badly of us. Why? Because we are saying the right thing, absolutely. Yes, we are delivering the verses correctly to the people so that perhaps, Shahid, completely. A blind guide can never lead others because he cannot see.

So how can he take others who are around him or on the street, how can he grab them and lead them? He himself needs someone, someone who is insightful, someone whose heart is enlightened. This person needs someone to take his hand and guide him. Otherwise, if he goes by himself or takes someone along, he can fall under a vehicle and also lead someone else with him.

Therefore, the best hope is that they listen to our programme and accept the truth. Because the reality is that people have always tried to look at the darkness, they have always hidden the truths, and unfortunately, many people in our country are illiterate. They cannot read for themselves. What is told to them, they hear, accept, and act upon. While the truth is something else, the light is something else, and the true Word of God is the light for each of us so that we may lead a truly honourable life and live according to God’s will.

Exactly, Shahid. So, we come to the final point, and here is one more thing we see: this woman diligently searched and found it. Yes, that is right! This woman searched, swept, and cleaned. So, we see the skill of this woman; she swept, cleaned, searched, and kept searching until she found it. And to find the lost, one needs diligence. One needs time, patience, and perseverance, prayer, love, determination, and compassion.

And we do this, dear compatriots. We never stop praying for you; we always pray for you. Even if you pray, we bless you, we wait, we persevere, and truly, just as Jesus Christ loved the people, we bring you the love of Jesus Christ, and we must have perseverance and determination.

Thank you. We love you, and we want you to hear the Word of God. Amen, amen. Thank you, Java, for coming to the studio. I hope our friends in the city, by listening to this programme, will truly decide and take the step to read the Word of God and go to the website where the Word of God exists to read it and benefit from this light and enlightenment.

Well, dear friends, this was our programme for this time that was presented to you. Until the next programme, we will again be at your service this year. We commend all of you dear friends to God Almighty.

Music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, may you come to us, Lord, with your love, and forgive our sins, may you come to us, Lord, with your love, and forgive our sins, may you come to us, Lord, with your love, and forgive our sins; never let us be a servant of disbelief and heresy, Lord God, may you come to us, Lord, with your love, and forgive our sins.

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