Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube of images from Ross Parsley Marty Goetz singing his arrangement of … Psalm 23 … poignantly singing David’s song of deliverance and redemption in the hands of our Messiah/Savior, … King Jesus.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Isiah 40:11 [NLT] … 11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; ,,, He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young.
… We are His sheep; and He is our Savior Shepherd.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Isaiah 40:9-11 [NLT]… USE THIS LINK …
… The Prophet Isaiah brings a message of hope to a nation of lost sheep about their redeeming and restoring Good Shepherd.
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Reference Passage : … Isaiah 53:6 [NLT] … 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; … we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the Lord [a]has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
… Our redeeming/restoring Shepherd has taken all our waywardness on His own shoulders for eternity.
Reference Passage : … John 10:27-31 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … … Jesus clearly states Who He is and that He is the Good Shepherd for all those whom the Father leads to Him.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Arthur Jackson, used a personal story of an act of protective kindness which reminded the author of how our Savior is our Good Shepherd, leading and protecting His sheep. The ODB author writes … The weather outside was threatening, and the alert on my cell phone warned about the possibility of flash floods. An unusual number of cars were parked in my neighborhood as parents and others gathered to pick up children at the school bus drop-off point. By the time the bus arrived, it had started to rain. That’s when I observed a woman exit her car and retrieve an umbrella from the trunk. She walked towards a little girl and made sure the child was shielded from the rain until they returned to the vehicle. What a beautiful “real time” picture of parental, protective care that reminded me of the care of our heavenly Father.
I’m sure the events which were observed by our ODB author reminded him of all the accounts of Jesus becoming and being our “Good Shepherd,” as is depicted in the Scriptures above as well as Marty Goetz’s lovely version of Psalm 23. And I would pray that all who read here have experienced the redemptive and restoring lead of our Savior in our lives, … He being our Good Shepherd.
Yes, as it says in Psalms 23, as well as the Prophet’s account in Isaiah 40 and 53 above, our Messiah, King Jesus, is always there to lead His sheep into a restoring relationship with Himself … IF … we are but willing to follow Him.
I pray we are!!
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, for leading us out of the valley of the shadows of death in to Your green pastures.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I follow You as my Good Shepherd every moment of every day of my life, and You lead me back to Yourself when I go astray. … Amen
Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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