The Converted Peter, an Undershepherd
When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. Luke 22:32. Three times Peter had openly denied his Lord, and three times Jesus drew from him the assurance of his love and loyalty, pressing home that pointed question, like a barbed arrow to his wounded heart. Before the assembled disciples Jesus revealed the depth of Peter’s repentance, […]
Undershepherds
Feed the flock of God, … taking the oversight thereof. 1 Peter 5:2. The Great Shepherd has undershepherds, to whom He delegates the care of His sheep and lambs. The first work that Christ entrusted to Peter, on restoring him to the ministry, was to feed the lambs. This was a work in which Peter […]
The Shepherd Calls His Sheep by Name
He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep…. The sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. John 10:2, 3. The path of the upright is the path of peace. It is so plain that the humble, God-fearing man can walk in […]
Christ Is Everything to Those Who Receive Him
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27. The transformation of the human character makes the yoke of Christ easy, and His burden light. Through faith everyone can, if he will become one with Christ in his obedience and his service. It is God’s prerogative to command; it […]
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. […]
