When God speaks it is often described by the prophets as sounding like a roaring lion (Hosea 11:10; Joel 3:16). Jer. 25:30 “Therefore you shall prophesy against them all these words, and you shall say to them, The LORD will roar from on high, And utter His voice from His holy habitation; He will roar [...]
Archive for the ‘shepherd’ Tag
Amos 1:2: He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.” Leave a comment
Ps 23:1: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Leave a comment
When we have learned to trust our shepherd, we come into a place of “rest” in knowing that our “wants” will be provided. This is actually a very powerful and profound statement for someone to be able to truly say with real conviction because it doesnt come without testing. Some of us are stubborn and [...]
Matt 2:4-6: “When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: ” ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.” Leave a comment
“…for this is what the prophet has written….” These few words are in themselves a powerful testimony of the faith of these people. There appeared to be no consideration of the time or the season, or anything based upon appearance. They also did not say “The prophets said Bethlehem so that could be a possibility.” [...]
John 10:14-15: “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.” Leave a comment
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats: And he shall [...]
