To know the good shepherd is to love Him. But to love Him, we must first listen to Him to be able to recognize His voice over the din of the world. For as we become attuned to His voice and incline our ears, we will learn to not only embrace His word, but Incorporate it into our lives. Right now the world is a very noisy place, and there’s times we’re not sure who or what to listen to. But if we know the voice of the good shepherd…we can rest assured He will lead us safely through all of this.
Tag: scattered sheep
Ezekiel 34:11-12 ” For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I Myself will search for My sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after My sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.”
All of mankind can agree….”I have strayed like a lost sheep.” (Psalm 119:176) But the wonderful thing about these verses in Ezekiel is how proactive the Lord is. It’s Him that is searching us out, looking after us, and rescuing us from the thick darkness of sin. Jesus is called the Good Shepherd who gathers and watches over His flock and tells us in Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” And like the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus will leave the 99 on the hillside to go looking for the one that has wandered off. (Matthew 18:10-14) Have you strayed away from the Lord? Know that Jesus is actively looking for you today.