PROMISE #339 - DECEMBER 5
Promise #339:
I am your God and you are the sheep of My pasture.
Psalm 100:3 (WEB)
Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Today's promise reminds us that we are God's people, the sheep of His pasture. The Bible makes many references to us being sheep. Jesus said in John 10:27 that His sheep hear His voice and will not follow a stranger. In Psalm 23, we read one of the most celebrated passages that tells us that the Lord is our shepherd.
I am not an expert on sheep, but from what I know about these animals, they depend on their shepherd to lead and protect them. All they have to do is listen for his voice and follow wherever he goes. They are not required to make decisions for themselves or manage their lives. They live under the watchful care of a shepherd who they know would lay down his life for them if it came to that.
In a world system that celebrates independence and self-sufficiency at every turn, this might offend us. We don't want to be led—we want to lead! Yet in Romans 8:14, we read that those who the Spirit of God leads are the very children of God.
We were never created to carry the world's weight on our shoulders. We have a Great Shepherd, Lord, and Savior who has already done that for us. All we have to do is listen for His voice and follow Him wherever He goes.
I am your God and you are the sheep of My pasture.
Psalm 100:3 (WEB)
Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Today's promise reminds us that we are God's people, the sheep of His pasture. The Bible makes many references to us being sheep. Jesus said in John 10:27 that His sheep hear His voice and will not follow a stranger. In Psalm 23, we read one of the most celebrated passages that tells us that the Lord is our shepherd.
I am not an expert on sheep, but from what I know about these animals, they depend on their shepherd to lead and protect them. All they have to do is listen for his voice and follow wherever he goes. They are not required to make decisions for themselves or manage their lives. They live under the watchful care of a shepherd who they know would lay down his life for them if it came to that.
In a world system that celebrates independence and self-sufficiency at every turn, this might offend us. We don't want to be led—we want to lead! Yet in Romans 8:14, we read that those who the Spirit of God leads are the very children of God.
We were never created to carry the world's weight on our shoulders. We have a Great Shepherd, Lord, and Savior who has already done that for us. All we have to do is listen for His voice and follow Him wherever He goes.