6/12/2023 0 Comments Voice of the shepherdLet’s consider perfecting or starting a daily routine that may help us turn our attention to Jesus’ shepherding. How can we stop our chattering minds and attentively listen for our Shepherd’s voice? How can we train ourselves to enjoy what he has to offer us? Can we do that and if so, will our everyday lives be better than a more self-directed living of every minute of our day? Second, let’s look at us, those Jesus now is shepherding. and guard me during the night? What’s the alternative? Think of that as you look at the above picture of the sheep and shepherd, as you reread the verses of Chapter Ten of the Gospel of John. and then make sure that I am in a secure place?. to watch over me and lead me during the day?. Let’s spend some time this week on perfecting our side of the shepherding partnership.įirst, let’s ask ourselves: Do I truly think that God would want to shepherd me?. So, we can be sure of God’s side of our partnership with God, – the shepherding that began when God breathed his own life into us ( Genesis 2:7). he gives me repose he refreshes my soul.” Psalm 23 “The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want. I am the gate for the sheep.’” John 10:1-10Įven in the Old Testament, we are told that the Lord is our shepherd: So Jesus said again, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, The Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. “Although Jesus used this figure of speech, He walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him,īecause they do not recognize the voice of strangers.’ The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice,Īs the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gateīut climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.īut whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
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