The Lord is Your Shepherd
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth.
His life for the sheep (John10:11).
When studying the words of Jesus, two things you have to carefully consider are His relationship with the Church.
When Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd," He was dealing with a covenant.
This covenant was not meant for the whole world but for the Jews, that is, the children of Israel.
Jesus was Israel's Shepherd, but not the Shepherd of the whole world.
He gave His life for Israel because He was their good Shepherd.
Remember that Caiaphas, the high priest, prophesied that it was better for Him to die than for the whole nation of Israel to perish (John 11:50).
But Jesus didn't come for Israel alone; He had His eyes on the whole world.
Jesus said, "and other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd" (John 10:16).
Jesus had other sheep outside the Jewish fold and in the process of dying for the Jews, He died for them as well.
Then Paul cried out in Ephesians 2:14, "He had made both one and broken down the middle wall of partition between them.
" By bringing out both the Jews and the other fold that came from the Gentile world, He made one man, who is neither Jew nor Greek, but a new creation.
Now there is only one fold and one Shepherd.
Galatians 3:7 says that we also have become the children of Abraham by faith in Jesus; consequently, we are partakers of the inheritance.
The good Shepherd is your Shepherd.
The bible says in Hebrew 7:25, "Wherefore, he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.
" That's your Shepherd; He'll do anything for you.
You have to trust Him to be who He says He is.
He brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with plenty of corn and gold.
He fed, protected and brought them to the Promised Land; the land flowing with milk and honey.
If that great Shepherd could do all these for the sheep under the old covenant how much more those of us living in the new covenant.
Hallelujah! If you would only believe and accept that He loves you more than you love yourself, you'll live life without fear, struggle and worry.
You'll go through life with great confidence and assurance because you know you've cast yourself into the arms of the One who loves you more than life.
His life for the sheep (John10:11).
When studying the words of Jesus, two things you have to carefully consider are His relationship with the Church.
When Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd," He was dealing with a covenant.
This covenant was not meant for the whole world but for the Jews, that is, the children of Israel.
Jesus was Israel's Shepherd, but not the Shepherd of the whole world.
He gave His life for Israel because He was their good Shepherd.
Remember that Caiaphas, the high priest, prophesied that it was better for Him to die than for the whole nation of Israel to perish (John 11:50).
But Jesus didn't come for Israel alone; He had His eyes on the whole world.
Jesus said, "and other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd" (John 10:16).
Jesus had other sheep outside the Jewish fold and in the process of dying for the Jews, He died for them as well.
Then Paul cried out in Ephesians 2:14, "He had made both one and broken down the middle wall of partition between them.
" By bringing out both the Jews and the other fold that came from the Gentile world, He made one man, who is neither Jew nor Greek, but a new creation.
Now there is only one fold and one Shepherd.
Galatians 3:7 says that we also have become the children of Abraham by faith in Jesus; consequently, we are partakers of the inheritance.
The good Shepherd is your Shepherd.
The bible says in Hebrew 7:25, "Wherefore, he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.
" That's your Shepherd; He'll do anything for you.
You have to trust Him to be who He says He is.
He brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with plenty of corn and gold.
He fed, protected and brought them to the Promised Land; the land flowing with milk and honey.
If that great Shepherd could do all these for the sheep under the old covenant how much more those of us living in the new covenant.
Hallelujah! If you would only believe and accept that He loves you more than you love yourself, you'll live life without fear, struggle and worry.
You'll go through life with great confidence and assurance because you know you've cast yourself into the arms of the One who loves you more than life.
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