THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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Text: JEREMIAH 3:15

And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.

A shepherd is someone who gives guidance, feeds, teaches and instructs his flock.

*Every Sheep needs a true Shepherd, but not everyone who calls himself Shepherd are shepherds indeed.* 

Jesus said in John  10:11 that “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."

Every good shepherd must be ready to cater for the sheep even at the expense of his life. A good shepherd must be ready to feed the sheep and guide them with godly knowledge and understanding. 

Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us the true definition of a shepherd and how to easily identify anyone who isn’t a shepherd in John 10:11-13, He says,
“...he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep."(John‬ ‭10‬:‭12‬).

We have a lot of hirelings (a person who works for money) today.  They call themselves Shepherds and make much noise than the true Shepherds. 

Anyone who calls himself a shepherd, and whose interest is only in what he will get from his sheep is a Hireling not a shepherd.

While every child of God is a sheep under our Lord Jesus Christ (the chief shepherd), some are still called into the office of shepherd alongside with the chief shepherd. 

As a shepherd,  you need to ask yourself, "am I working under the tutelage of the Good shepherd-Jesus Christ or am I just milking the sheep?

As a sheep, you must also ask yourself, "do I  have a personal relationship with the Good shepherd Himself or am I just sheepishly following and hero worshipping 'the shepherd'?

Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own." (John 10:14). It is important you know Jesus personally and He too must be able to say that He knows you.

To follow the good shepherd, you must be able to know His Voice.(John 10:3). This is one major quality every believer  must possess in this last days. There are many voices in our world  and on the Internet today, claiming they are speaking for the good shepherd, but they are not. You must therefore ask and trust the Lord to guide and guard your heart from strange voices of the wolf.

As a sheep, you must always hear and follow the commands of the good shepherd, then He will lead you to the green pasture, where you will find rest for your soul. (Psalms 23:1-2).

Bible reading: John 10:1-15.

PRAYER FOCUS

Heavenly Father, please, help me to always hear the voice of the good shepherd and to follow Him all the way in Jesus name. 

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