Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
A shepherd provides divine guidance – psalm 23, Isaiah Chapter 48 verses 17 to 18, Psalm 78 verses 52 to 55, Psalm 107 verse 30, Isaiah Chapter 55 verses 1 to 5, 13, John Chapter 10 verses 1 to, Galatians Chapter 1 verses 8 to 12.
The good shepherd always shepherds
His sheep to good pasture and quiet waters. But if the sheep or a sheep stray
into wrong places and eats poisoned food or drinks poisoned water or is even
attacked, it is not the fault of the good Shepherd but that of the erring
sheep.
God, the good shepherd; shepherds us in multi-dimensional ways such as a loving Father, Savior, King, Redeemer, Healer, Provider, Justifier, Sanctifier, Protector, He provides security and defense (Zechariah Chapter 3 verses 1 to 5, Revelation Chapter 12 verses 10 to 11,
1st John Chapter 1 verses
7 to 10 – acknowledging sins and repenting of them promptly is very important –
have short accounts with God, do not excuse sin by claiming a reason for;
justifying your sinful utterances and actions.
A shepherd must care for His sheep.
Every shepherd who wants to be respected and obeyed must genuinely care for His
sheep. Please see John Chapter 21 verses 14 to 17.
The sheep of God is the flock of
Christ represented in the following categories of people.
•
The Church – those already in Christ
(John Chapter 10, John Chapter 21).
•
The saved but backslidden who should
be restored to the Church.
•
The yet to be saved, that is the
lost sheep located in different areas of the world.
•
The sick flock who are vulnerable to
preys.
All of
these are important to God and require prayers for daily growth and sustenance.
Some are strong while some are vulnerable. Again, they should be fed and
tended. That explains why Jesus said to Peter; Feed my lambs, tend the sheep.
The lambs are the young and they
should be fed because they require much milk to grow. The milk is the word of
God. Give them huge doses of the word of God but in such way that they can
easily digest the word – that is understand the word and apply the word in
their day to day living. Give them divine direction – point them to Christ by
teaching them the word of God – Psalm 119 verses 105, 130, 1st Peter
Chapter 2 verse 2, Hebrews Chapter 5 verses 12 to 14. Pray that the word of God
takes root in their hearts, mixes with faith in their hearts – Colossians
Chapter 1 verses 19 to 23, 2 verses 6 to 23, 1st Thessalonians
Chapter 2 verses 11 to 13, Acts Chapter 20 verses 25 to 32, 2nd
Timothy Chapter 3 verses 16 to 17.
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