All Sufficient Shepherd!
Verse for Today: Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Luke 2:8 – And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks at night.
The greatest concern of our Great Shepherd is His beloved sheep that He
purchased with His blood. He is out with us as in His green pastures by day or
night. He watches over us as we rest and when we graze. He protects us from the
enemy who tries to devour us. He is awake and never slumbers. His presence guarantees
our safety, security, protection, provisions, peace and preservation. Our
Shepherd lives for His sheep and has our utmost interest in His agenda. He
makes all His resources available for us at all times. His powerful eyes are
upon His sheep always to guide and lead us and to watch over us. He knows the
dangers that confront His sheep and is ever so alert to see that they are
protected from all attacks. We are invaluable to Him because as our suffering
Shepherd, He sacrificed His life for us and endured the pain and agony of the
cross for us. Through His stripes, all the ailments of the sheep are healed. He
has a great relationship with each sheep and He recognizes us through our
infirmities and frailties. He cares for all the weak ones and carries them on
His shoulders as He walks with them. Our Shepherd never murmurs about our
indiscipline, but deals with us through His staff and rod. He takes us to His
grazing field where there are no shortages. He expects us to enjoy all that we
need and keep trusting Him to provide us with our requirements on all our
upcoming days. We are certainly fortunate to be in the flock of such a
benevolent, loving, caring, kind and compassionate Shepherd who lives for our
welfare and enrichment. When we have such a considerate Shepherd, there is no
need for us to have anxiety about our provisions and protection!
Dear friend, do you ever feel abandoned, deprived and insecure in life?
Are you afraid of the dangerous spiritual and moral darkness that prevails around
you? Do you experience threats, uncertainty and chaos that loom large around
you which take away your sleep and rest? Just open your eyes to see yourself in
the flock of Jesus the Great Shepherd who is ever present with you. He protects
you from all evil that linger everywhere to confuse your direction and drain your
confidence in life. Surely you are living in a dark world, but the Son of
Righteousness is shedding His brightness upon you. In His light, you will be
able to see His provisions, protection, peace and provisions that are kept for
you to gain confidence and courage. When we know and experience the presence of
the Shepherd with us, we can enjoy His power and strength for our every
spiritual, emotional and physical need. Such was the experience of Joseph,
Daniel, Paul, Silas and Peter when they were locked up in the dungeons and dens
of this world. David experienced the comfort and care of his Shepherd when he
faced fierce and wild beasts like lion and bear, formidable enemies like
Goliath and Saul and the attacks of the powerful armies of the enemy kings.
When we know that our Lord is with us in His mighty power, we do not need to be
afraid of beasts, villains and uncertainties around us. When we see our Great
Shepherd in His glory dwelling with us through our spiritual eyes, our fears
will be dispelled. We are more than conquerors in all these unfavorable
situations because our victorious Shepherd is with us. Today let us enjoy the
comfort His presence brings to us and experience His peace which ought to
settle our emotions at rest in Him.
Psalms 95:7 – For (the Lord) is our God and we are people of His
pasture, the flock under His care.
Thought for Today
At the demonstration of the power
of the presence of the Great Shepherd, all fears and uncertainties will disappear.
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