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The
Great Shepherd
`Whatever may be our situation, we
have a Guide to direct our way; whatever our perplexities, we
have a sure Counselor; whatever our sorrow, bereavement, or
loneliness, we have a sympathizing Friend. If in our ignorance
we make missteps, Jesus does not leave us." John 14:6 (COL173) |
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`He knows by experience
what are the weaknesses of humanity, what are
our wants, and where lies the strength of our
temptations; for He was in all points tempted
like as we are, yet without sin.
`He is watching over you,
trembling child of God. Are you tempted? He will
deliver. Are you weak? He will strengthen. Are
you ignorant? He will enlighten. Are you
wounded? He will heal.' (DA329) |
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| `To all who are
reaching out to feel the guiding hand of
God, the moment of greatest
discouragement is the time when divine
help is nearest.' (DA528) |
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`Let us bear in mind that
Jesus’ is the great heart from which the
lifeblood flows to every organ in the body. He
is the head, from which extends every nerve to
the minutest and remotest member of the body.
When one member of that body with which Jesus is
so mysteriously connected, suffers, the throb of
pain is felt by our Saviour.' (WM23) |
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| `To every one who
offers Himself to the Lord for service,
withholding nothing, is given power for
the attainment of measureless results.'
(7T30) |
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`This is Jesus, the life of
every grace, the life of every promise, the life of
every ordinance, the life of every blessing. Jesus
is the substance, the glory and fragrance, the very
life itself.' (2SM244) |
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`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
Saviour-Shepherd with His sheep. As the shepherd
goes before His sheep, himself encountering the
perils of the way, so does Jesus with His
people. "When He sends forth His own sheep, He
goes before them."
`As the shepherd
leads his flock over the rocky hills, through
forest and wild ravines, to grassy nooks by the
riverside; as he watches them on the mountains
through the lonely night, shielding from
robbers, caring tenderly for the sickly and
feeble, his life comes to be one with theirs. A
strong and tender attachment unites him to the
objects of his care. However large the flock,
the shepherd knows every sheep. Every one has
its name, and responds to the name at the
shepherd's call.' (DA479)
`The way to heaven is
consecrated by the Saviour's footprints. The
path may be steep and rugged, but Jesus has
traveled that way; His feet have pressed down
the cruel thorns, to make the pathway easier for
us. Every burden that we are called to bear He
Himself has born.' (DA480) |
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| `However much a
shepherd may love His sheep, He loves
His sons and daughters more. Jesus is
not only our shepherd; He is our
"everlasting Father." And He says, "I
know Mine own, and Mine own know Me,
even as the Father knows Me, and I know
the Father." What a statement is this! -
the only-begotten Son, He who is in the
bosom of the Father, He whom God has
declared to be "the man that is My
fellow", - the communion between Him and
the eternal God is taken to represent
the communion between Jesus and His
children on earth!' (DA483) |
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