The Great Shepherd!

Dear Readers around the world!

I am praying and trusting that you have had a safe week, as well as one that you were able to read His Word, to be in prayer, and were able to be in fellowship with other believers!

Last week I shared with you briefly from Hebrews 13. One of those two verses spoke about our Great Shepherd.

Today, I would like to expand on the Great Shepherd portion of that scripture. I suggested that you read the entire 23rd Psalm. That Psalm is so precious to many of us Christians.

There is part of one verse from this Psalm that I would like to share with you, as well as comments upon it that I recently heard spoken. Our dear brother in Christ, Pastor Steve Wauri, from Canada, formerly of the USA, and whom had been for many years on our church federations Central Board, was speaking only about 2 weeks ago at his son’s funeral.

Yes, sadly, Steve and his wife Jackie, lost there 24 year old son, as he was killed in an accident by a train. As you can imagine, this was a very tragic event in their lives.

As Pastor Steve spoke at his sons funeral, he commented on Psalm 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death…. Steve said, that on the day his son died, they felt like they were entering into the valley of the shadow of death. It was so precious for me to hear Steve go on to say, that by the end of the week, after feeling the prayers, and seeing the love of the Christians, it truly became real to him that this verse actually says, that though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..

He said to notice that the word says through the valley, not into the valley…. He said that they could feel the Lord carrying them through the valley. God was and is fulfilling His promise taking care of them in their time of grief.

God will all take care of us in all our times of grief, troubles, and problems. His word and promises are so wonderful and true! He will lead us through. Remember, the God of the mountains, (those good times in life) is the same God as the God of the valleys! (the bad times)

Our Lord is trust worthy. He will lead us through all events that come up. Remember to be like sheep and hear his voice. The animals that are called sheep that we see in our countryside, hear the voice of their shepherd. They know the voice of their shepherd. If there is another shepherd in the same area, they will not be fooled into going with the wrong shepherd because they know the voice of the one they belong to.

Let us as Christians be like sheep even in this way. Let us listen to the voice of the preacher. Let us listen to the small still voice of the Holy Ghost within us. Let us make sure we follow the voice of no other shepherd, other than the Great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Let this voice be heard among us always, and let us hear no other!
May God Bless your week! John