Like Abraham, may I call upon Your name; You are the Everlasting God. May I listen carefully to Your voice, Lord God, and do what is right in Your sight; may I pay attention to Your commandments and keep all Your statutes. May I rejoice in my tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint, because Your love, O God, has been poured out into my heart through the Holy Spirit, whom You have given to me. By Your will, my God, I have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Thank You Lord! “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and staff comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23) Jesus Christ is the shepherd so beautifully described in this psalm. He said, “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Jesus gave his life for you and me, to pay for our sins. “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him [Jesus] the sins of us all” (Isaiah 53:6). Jesus calls us back to him, saying, “Come unto me, all that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28); and, “I am come that they might have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Jesus died for us and rose again, forever breaking the power of sin and death. And now, seated at the right hand of the Father, he promises: “He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:24). https://www.instagram.com/p/CZVzANFMXYH/?utm_medium=tumblr
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