10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
and his arm rules for him.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.—The words of the Prophet Isaiah from Isaiah 40:10-11
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“Nobody loves me!
Everybody hates me!
Guess I’ll go eat worms!”
Yes, it’s a children’s song. But, you would be surprised at the number of believers who feel that way today. Or, maybe you wouldn’t be surprised.
Perhaps you are one who “feels” all alone. Maybe you’ve removed yourself from fellowship with other believers. The reason you walked away—or ran away—seemed sound at the time. You were hurt by what someone said, or didn’t say. You were wounded by what someone did, or didn’t do. Whatever the reason, you now feel terribly, awfully, horribly, desperately alone.
In the Scripture passage at the beginning of this blog post, the Prophet Isaiah describes the Soverign Lord as one who “...tends his flock like a shepherd...”. The Lord Jesus Christ has often been described as “The Good Shepherd” based on His declaration from John 10:11:
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
Jesus also described the persistence of the shepherd in His parable found in Luke 15:3-7:
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.“
| So, whether you have walked away or run away from fellowship today, please understand that the Lord Jesus urgently seeks for you and longs to rescue you from whatever circumstances may surround you. Please do not hide from Him. Instead, I urge you to allow Him to take you up into His loving arms and tenderly care for you. You are not alone! God lovingly waits to welcome you. Jesus seeks for you. The Holy |  |
| Spirit, who dwells within you, creates a longing within the deep recesses of your heart to be found. |
Please click here to listen to a sweet song by Dutch vocalist, Ralph van Manen, perfectly expresses the kind of ever-searching love that the Lord Jesus Christ holds for those who belong to Him
Will you pray with me?
Thank You, God, for loving us. Thank You for sending Jesus to be our Savior. Thank You for sending us Your Holy Spirit to dwell within us.
Precious Father, we feel deep gratitude in our hearts for the reality that the Lord Jesus seeks to pluck us from the midst of the circumstances that separate us from You. We long to have Your Son pick us up and hold us tenderly in His loving arms.
We lay the hurts that we have experienced at Your feet. We ask You to soothe our wounds with the Balm of Gilead. Make us whole again. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts. Equip us again for Your service. By the power of Your Holy Spirit, open up a new, straight pathway that we may follow. Please restore our joy and lead us into a new day of fellowship with You and with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
With expectation of Your grace filling our hearts, we thank You, Gracious Father, for hearing our prayer in and through the powerful Name of Your Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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