The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Ezekiel 34:31,
"You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord."
The metaphor of a shepherd the Lord uses, to describe his intentions and care for those who are his, is just wonderful!
He will rescue and protect his sheep from those who exploit them.
He will search for his sheep and look after them. He will gather his sheep from where they have been scattered and bring them into his own pasture.
He will provide good pasture for his sheep, "they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel, 34:14.
He will "search for the lost and bring back the strays." He will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak.
"There will be showers of blessing. The trees of the field will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land." 34:26-27.
No one will make his sheep afraid, the Lord will provide for them a land renowned for its crops – "Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord."
And the most wonderful part is he will place over them one shepherd, his servant David, and he will tend them and be their shepherd, that Great Shepherd, our wonderful Lord Jesus Christ!
The metaphor of a shepherd the Lord uses, to describe his intentions and care for those who are his, is just wonderful!
He will rescue and protect his sheep from those who exploit them.
He will search for his sheep and look after them. He will gather his sheep from where they have been scattered and bring them into his own pasture.
He will provide good pasture for his sheep, "they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel, 34:14.
He will "search for the lost and bring back the strays." He will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak.
"There will be showers of blessing. The trees of the field will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land." 34:26-27.
No one will make his sheep afraid, the Lord will provide for them a land renowned for its crops – "Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord."
And the most wonderful part is he will place over them one shepherd, his servant David, and he will tend them and be their shepherd, that Great Shepherd, our wonderful Lord Jesus Christ!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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