December 24, 2017

John 10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

A shepherd will look after the flock and try to keep them all safe at all times.

A good shepherd will go one stage further and will put their life on the line for the sheep; putting in that extra energy to get it right!

Jesus Christ came to be our shepherd; not just any old shepherd but our Good Shepherd – one who will look out for us and lay His life down for us!

December 23, 2017

Isaiah 40:11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

Christ has rather a large flock – all of us! We are certainly not all the same. We do not all behave. We can be loving and we can be horrible and naughty…

But through it all, He continues to love us and tend for us in all circumstances.

He does not just look after us when the sun shines or when we pray a lot; He constantly is on the look out for us!

He gathers us all up as a single flock and tends to us!

December 22, 2017

Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

David knew the scriptures; we know this because we are told it. But even so, the prophet of his time would have to come and remind him…

Yet David still called Christ his shepherd; the one who looked after him, guided him and protected him.

Why? Because he knew God could do anything – that had been proven to him on many occasions.

Why should we need anything else? Trust fully in God today!

December 21, 2017

Matthew 27:43 He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’

Jesus was mocked on the cross; people thought it was all over.

But what Jesus did was all for a purpose and He knew it had to be done for our sakes.

He allowed Himself to be hung as a common criminal, but He beat death and that moment by rising from the dead!

Jesus Christ proved our God can do anything – believe and trust!