"The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice..."I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me""—Jesus John 10: 2-5, 14A shepherd takes care of his sheep. He leads them to good places for nourashment and besides still water to drink from. He guards them, protects them. He always has their best interest in mind. Sometimes that means making sheep do what they do not want to do.
When a shepherd shears the sheep he has to get under all the wool to the flesh to make sure he does not cut the sheep in the process. A good shepherd will really know his sheep.
Jesus promises me that he is a good shepherd.
Jesus promises me that he is a good shepherd.
King David wrote in Psalm 23 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. 
They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." --Jesus Matthew 6:25-34
They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." --Jesus Matthew 6:25-34 I am so glad that I have a shepherd who is interested in me...
but not just me, those around me as well!
I love you soooo much Mom!! <3
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