God has called each of you as Christians to this ministry of converting or recovering your wandering Christian brother or sister.The Lord Jesus warned us about the dangers of being led astray and deceived Every one of you, children of God are called to THIS ministry of recovering, reclaiming, and converting those "among us" who may stray or err from the truth. This passage answers the question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Yes, you are!

PRAYING TO GOD, my brethren should have THIS sanctifying effect on each of us! If anything will STOP you from effectual, effective, fervent, and earnest prayer, it's trying to PRAY, while holding and harboring sin in your heart toward another! Psalm 66:1

-Let me see thy countenance, -my fearful and anxious one-, let me hear thy voice- for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely--So often, when we are in the midst of sore trials and afflictions, or when we are full of anxiety, our countenances fall.-Remember back to -V9-- The bride exclaimed that she heard the voice of her beloved- BUT NOW, she was hiding like a fearful dove-.so the bridegroom spoke softly to her and said to her, -LET ME SEE THY COUNTENANCE- LET ME HEAR THY VOICE-

The churches of Macedonia, who were in a great trial of affliction -and in deep poverty, pleaded with Paul and insisted that he would -receive what they had given to minister to the needy saints. Their -generosity did not come from their abundance, but from their deep -poverty. -2 Corinthians 8-4-6-It's not how much you give beloved of God, it's the heart -with which you give it-

How does Christ executes His office as our High Priest---What is a priest--For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins--Hebrews 5-1--Hebrews 10-11,.18- Hebrews 9-28-Ephesians 5-2-Hebrews 7-25-Romans 8-33,34-Hebrews 4-14 and 16-Hebrews 10-19-23

There will be -A DAY- when we will follow the Lord Jesus out of this world, that is certainly one comforting application here, but I also see the Words of the bridegroom and of Christ to be spoken in the continuing present, always and -every when---In your Christian life and in your devotions and fellowship with Christ, does your faith lift you out of this world and into His holy presence- -Christ is always beholding us, looking through as from a window or -through the lattice. -Do you hear the voice of your Lord each day- Do you know His -voice- Does He speak to you in the Word-

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom- and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.--And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness- for there is no bread, neither is there any water- and our soul loatheth this light bread.-- And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people- and much people of Israel died.-- Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee- pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.-- And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole- and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.-- And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

How does Christ execute the office of a prophet---in revealing to us, by divine inspiration, or as the Interpreter, through Whom th will of God is expressed.-A prophet is someone chosen by God to speak for God. Their job, whatever the time period or tidings, was to accurately impart His message.-Christ the last prophet - -One greater than Moses--Deuteronomy 18-15, 18-Acts 3-19-23-Hebrews 12-25-Speaks to us through His Son--Hebrews 1-1-2-Matthew 17-5-A more sure word of prophecy--2 Peter 1-16-19-Prophet's message from The Father--John 2-18-22 - after The Lord Jesus cleared the Temple--John 11-47-53 - He would die for the sins of His people--John 6-35-40 The will of the Father-John 10-14-18 - None would be lost-