The Tenderness of the Shepherd
And when he has found [the sheep], he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. Luke 15:5, RSV. In the commission to His disciples, Christ not only outlined their work, but gave them their message. Teach the people, He said, “to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” The disciples were to teach what Christ […]
The Gentle and Caring Shepherd
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom. Isaiah 40:11. True workers walk and work by faith. Sometimes they grow weary with watching the slow advance of the work when the battle wages strong between the powers of good and evil. […]
Special Care of the Flock
Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:3. [Jesus] knows the wants of each of His creatures and reads the hidden, unspoken grief of every heart. If one of the little ones […]
Feeding the Flock
And they went … unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable. 1 Chronicles 4:39, 40. God’s word is true philosophy, true science. Human opinions and sensational preaching amount to very little. Those who […]
“What More Could I Have Done?”
Last of all he sent unto them his son. Matthew 21:37. Is there no power that can take hold of our sensibilities and show us that we are near the verge of the eternal world? Can we not get our minds on the other side? What can be done to arouse our people? Why, these […]
The Sheep of His Pasture
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. Psalm 23:1, 2. As Jesus, the great Teacher, presents His lessons to be learned from the open book of nature, He opens the eye of their understanding to reveal the […]
