“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. … I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for…
Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep,Who your Father’s flock does keep,Safe we wake and safe we sleep,Guarded still by you. H. Cooke We are sheep. And we are astray. Without a shepherd, we are scattered, wandering, food for wild beasts – following the prince of this world. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your…
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice….
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. … I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for…
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel,whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.And they shall dwell secure,…
I’ve been thinking about the shepherds in the Christmas story today. Why did the angels share the announcement of the birth of Christ with the shepherds? Have you noticed how often shepherds are mentioned in Scripture? (Abel, Abraham, Isaac, Moses, David, Amos … Jesus!) Could it be that God chose to announce the birth to the…