GENTLE SHEPHERD,
WE NEED YOU
Many have lost their way in the midst of pain and
suffering, of failing health. Some have
received news of cancer in their bodies.
Some are continuing to struggle against many medical tests and
procedures, which fill their hearts fear.
Some are lost in the midst of grief, having lost loved ones and friends.
Some fear what is going on in our world, the violence,
the weather changes, wars and rumors of wars in many countries. I know of many on my list facing illness, old
age problems, questions, questions of what the future holds for them or their
loved ones. So many have indeed lost
their way, and need the Shepherd of the Sheep to help them find their way back
to His peace and comfort.
For we need You to
help us find our way.
Gentle Shepherd
come and feed us,
For we need Your
strength from day to day.
Who can help us
face another day.
Gentle Shepherd
come and feed us,
For we need You to
help us find our way.
Who can help us
face another day.
Gentle Shepherd
come and feed us,
For we need You to
help us find our way.
As we journey onward and upward towards our eternal home, the path grows steep, and there are many turns in the road ahead. Many times there may be a crossroad, and we don’t know which path to take, and we lose sight of the Shepherd of the Sheep just up ahead. We take a wrong turn in life, take our eyes of our Lord, and wonder why we can’t see Him walking ahead of us. But if look there ahead, through the fog and storms of our life, He is there, He has never left the path ahead of us. It is we, ourselves who have taken a wrong turn, became lost in the trials of life, forgetting that He is mindful of the one lost sheep. (Luke 15:4-7)
We are all like sheep, depending on our Shepherd to lead
us along. We are not like cattle which
have to be driven. Our Shepherd leads
us. We are reminded again of the 23rd
Psalm as the He leads us to quiet waters, rich pastures, and places of rest.
And sometimes we are in such deep places in life, that we
don’t even want to get up and face another day on this journey of life, but
look again, there He is just ahead, leading you into a place of quiet rest and
strength for your day. He is the only
one who can help us find our way back to the path that He has been leading us
on. Yes, sometimes the path is rough,
rocks and mountains to climb, but Oh, what joy when He leads us to quiet
pastures. Oh what joy is ours as we read
His Word and learn to listen to His sweet Word as He leads and guides us.
“I am the good
shepherd; and I know my sheep, and am known by My own.” “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and
they follow Me. “And I give them eternal life and they shall never perish;
neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand” John 10:14, 27-28.
Yes, we need our Good Shepherd, to lead us and guide us
from day to day, step by step along the path upwards on this journey home. We have no one else in this world to turn to
who is as faithful as our gentle Shepherd.
I know many of you reading this are going through great
trials right now. And I always pray that
you know this Shepherd, Jesus. He is our
only hope in these troubled times.
Please turn to Him, call out to Him as He always hears our faintest
prayers and cries. And please don’t wait
if you have not accepted Him as your own personal Lord and Savior. He is waiting with open arms just for you.
“Now may the God
of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, that Great
Shepherd of the Sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you
complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well
pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and
ever. Amen” Hebrews 13:20-21.
Pastor Sharon
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