Jesus Shepherds Me

I agree wholeheartedly that to say, Jesus shepherds me, means exactly the same thing in sense and truthfulness, as saying, the Lord is my Shepherd. Nevertheless, I challenge you to hear it differently in terms of being owned, and taken full care of by Jesus. What you are saying to all, without reserve, void of tentativeness, and absolutely free of wavering, are these personal truths and more.

The Lord leads me.

The Lord feeds me.

The Lord protects me.

The Lord corrects me.

The Lord helps me.

The Lord finds me.

Be it known that these and more, fall under the umbrella of, the Lord shepherds me. Be it known that when you make such a public declaration, it is because you are living it. What’s the sense of telling someone that you have a fountain of water, when you can't even produce the signs of a tiny spring?

Pictures and proofs of our Lord – Father, Son and Holy Spirit - shepherding His own, are replete in the Bible. We shall look at some of them throughout this week, praying, asking and giving God thanks for this opportunity of having our dim or fading lights, be they many or few, lights of truth about being shepherded by our Lord, rekindled to a bright, burning flame.

Staking our gaze on the Advent Tree, we view shepherds. Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Luke 2: 8.

Straightway, illuminated before our watching eyes are brightly coloured lights which this verse presents before us. However, we shall only deal with a few of them during the course of the week. We shall receive them as lights of sight and insight. This simply means that some of these will be right before our seeing eyes, while others will have to be brought to our ready and willing, seeing eyes.

First Light of Sight and Insight to be switched on in us, in mind-changing manner is this. And there were in the same country shepherds. How important is this to us? Those shepherds were in the same country as something or somebody. In previous verses we have the answer, well-stated and carefully laid out for us. For many, these are perhaps very familiar words. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. Luke 2: 4 – 5. 

Shepherds were in the same country as Joseph and Mary. They were in Bethlehem. They were in the City of David, the city of the king. Have you ever had this pointing and most bright, Advent Light, lit up in you?  If Jesus is shepherding us, where is He in relation to the Kingdom of God, the City of God? You must understand that it is because of where the shepherds are, the flock is also. Where Shepherd Jesus is, all who comprise His flock are there also.

Here are statements worthy of accepting by faith. Because their shepherds are in the place called earth, where King Jesus is, their sheep are there also. Because our Shepherd is in the place, called heaven, where Sovereign God is, all who are His sheep are there also. Will you listen to your Shepherd as He speaks about you to His Father, who is in heaven?

Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. John 17: 24

Holy Spirit, grant this illumination in me please. Amen!