MI DAILY DEVOTION
THE LORD- THE CHIEF SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP
(John 10:11-13) 11- ”I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.12- But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13- The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.”
“The shepherd stays with his sheep night and day. In the morning he counts them under his staff. Obedient to his call, they follow him to their pasture. At sunset they are led into caves or enclosures made of rough stones and the shepherd stays at night in a booth made of branches near the entrance, to be ready to protect his flock from thieves and from wild beasts.” (Nelson’s New Compact Illustrated Bible Dictionary, “Shepherd”, page 247) (Psalm 23:1- 6)
We have the Shepherd walking and leading us to His way, His will, His work and His word. “The Chief Shepherd is someone that can be trusted for this life and the life to come.” “You can’t be a good shepherd and at the same time feed your sheep with poisons, lead them to destruction and not care for them today and for their destiny.” ElyRS
(John 10:11; 15) 11- “15- As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.”
