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HOPE FOR THE LOST WORLD (ISAIAH 11:1-11)

The theme for our reflection is “Hope for the Lost World.” Hope for the lost world means salvation or deliverance for the world. In the season of Advent, we anticipate the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the hope of the lost world.

A lost world refers to the category of people who are still living in sin and have not been saved by our Lord Jesus Christ. The following are characteristics of people who are in the lost world. They lack the wisdom and understanding of God, they do not fear the Lord, there is no justice, equity and righteousness among them, wickedness and corruption abound, there is chaos and oppression of the poor and weak and peace is completely absent. These were the characteristics of the lost world or the nation Israel when the Prophet Isaiah announced the message of hope and salvation to the nation “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD.” (Isaiah 11:1-3). Dear friend, this message of hope and assurance is also relevant to our world since all the characteristics of the lost world mentioned above can be found in our world..

Dear friend, if we have identified that our world is lost because it has all the characteristics of a lost world then who do we turn to as our hope and salvation? We must turn to Jesus because He is our King and the hope of the lost world. It was for this reason, Isaiah said, In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.” (Isaiah 11:10) Beloved in the Lord, this is the time of grace for the lost world, we are being called turn to Jesus as the hope of the lost world. Those of us who have been saved from the lost world must continue to endure in faith and love one another even as we await the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In summary, the theme for our reflection is “Hope for the lost world”. We have discussed the characteristics of a lost world and came to the conclusion that Jesus Christ is the hope of the lost world. Shalom

PRAYER
May the Holy Spirit strengthen us to continually preach the message of repentance and salvation to the lost world so that many will be saved during the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.