This love is perfectly manifested when the Shepherd lays down His life for His sheep (John 10:11).ĭo you know Jesus as your shepherd? Do you know His voice? What is your experience of allowing Him to guide and lead you?Įxcerpted and adapted from Boundless Love by Robert Solomon. This story is a window into the heavenly Shepherd’s heart and His love for us. The Shepherd could have written it off, thinking, “Why go to so much trouble to rescue a stupid animal?” And yet, He went to search. The Shepherd leaves the 99 sheep in safety, and then as the sky darkened rapidly and the temperature dropped steeply, He sets out to find the lost sheep, lost probably because it wandered away, either through distraction or plain wilfulness. In His parable of the lost sheep, Jesus paints a dynamic picture of the Shepherd’s love in poignant action (Luke 15:3-7). In His elaboration of the relationship between Shepherd and sheep, Jesus brings our attention to the heart of this relationship-the Shepherd’s love for the sheep. As Shepherd, He knew His sheep, and recognised them (John 10:3,14). Psalm 23 : the song of a passionate heart by Roper, David, 1933- Publication date 1996 Topics Bible. Jesus brought this rich understanding of the Old Testament into his declaration that He was the Shepherd of the people of God.
He is the Shepherd of our souls who feeds, protects, guides and blesses us as we journey in life. Hence the psalmist could declare confidently, “The Lord is my Shepherd” (Psalm 23:1). God is not only a shepherd to a community, He is also the shepherd for individuals. Our earthly homes are mere signs or reflectionsprimitive symbols of warmth, love, togetherness, and familiarity. This shepherding God can best be understood as the God who makes a covenant with His people. In his book on Psalm 23, David Roper said, It’s not that heaven is somewhat like home. He promised to find the lost and the stray, to rescue the perishing, to nurse the wounded, and to feed the hungry. This idea comes from the Old Testament, where God declared Himself to be the Shepherd of the people (Ezekiel 34:11-14). Psalm 23 is one of the best-loved portions of scripture, and David Ropers inspiring musings on this favorite passage are some of the best devotional and meditative writings ever done on the subject. It took some time for people to understand this and to grasp the great truth that He is indeed the Shepherd for all peoples on earth. It was into this kind of world that Jesus came, declaring that He was the Good Shepherd of Israel (John 10:11). But for so long now, heaven had shut its doors tightly and earth had become a living hell for so many-harassed, helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. The prophets, though their messages were not often pleasing to the ears, at least gave the people some assurance that God had not forgotten them, that He was still speaking to them.
Congress, Game & Fish Record BookRodger McPhail, Dispersion And Self-Purification Of Pollutants In Surface Water Systems (Technical Papers In Hydrology)T. God seemed to have gone silent for 400 years. Every Day Is A New Shade Of Blue: Comfort For Dark Days From Psalm 23 David Roper, Official Congressional Directory Volume 64, No.
For the Jews in Jesus’ time, their country was under the rule of foreign Romans.
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