A Connection With the Chief Shepherd
For we are laborers together with God. 1 Corinthians 3:9. A vital connection with the Chief Shepherd will make the undershepherd a living representative of Christ, a light indeed to the world. An understanding of all points of our faith is essential, but it is of still greater importance that the minister be sanctified through […]
A Shepherd’s Crook for a Sceptre
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. 1 Samuel 16:13. As the sons of Jesse passed before Samuel, he would have selected Eliab, who was of high stature, and dignified appearance, but the […]
The Deliverer a Humble Shepherd
God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Exodus 3:4, 5. The time for Israel’s deliverance had come. […]
Christ Is the Door
Then said Jesus unto them …, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. John 10:7. Satan took the field in person against Jesus Christ. Evil angels conspired with evil men to resist good, to trample upon righteousness, and all the energies of evil were confederated together to destroy the […]
Christ Is the Chief Shepherd
When the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 Peter 5:4. A shepherd’s life was one of diligence. He was obliged to watch his flocks day and night. Wild beasts were common, and often bold, and would do great injury to flocks of sheep and cattle […]
Putting the Word of God Into Practice
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock … and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. Matthew 7:24, 25. Jesus ended his teaching on the mount with an illustration that presented with startling vividness […]
