Christ Came to Seek the Lost Sheep
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Luke 5:32. While on earth, Christ accomplished the work for which He left the throne of God in heaven. He worked for humanity, that through His work, humanity might be elevated in the scale of moral value with God. He assumed human nature, that […]
Estimate of a Lost Sheep
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us. 1 John 4:10. The Pharisees said that if Jesus were a true prophet, He would harmonize with them, and voice their precepts and maxims, and treat the wretched publicans and sinners as they treated them. In giving His Son to die for […]
The Lost Sheep
Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. Luke 15:6. I was referred to the parable of the lost sheep. The ninety and nine sheep are left in the wilderness, and search is instituted for the one that has strayed. When the lost sheep is found, the shepherd elevates it to […]
The Shepherd Gave His Life for the Sheep
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. John 10:14, 15, NIV. I have endured your sorrows, experienced your struggles, encountered your temptations. I know your tears; I also have wept. The griefs that lie too […]
The Shepherd Leads the Way
When he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. John 10:4. The Eastern shepherd does not drive his sheep. He depends not upon force or fear; but going before, he calls them. They know his voice, and obey the call. So does the […]
The Shepherd Knows Every Sheep
Fear not; for I have … called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isaiah 43:1. Of all creatures the sheep is one of the most timid and helpless, and in the East the shepherd’s care for his flock is untiring and incessant. Anciently as now there was little security outside of the walled towns. […]
