THE GOOD SHEPHERD: THE PURPOSES OF HIS GRACE CONCERNING HIS SHEEP:

WEDNESDAY, 11TH OCTOBER, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

TOPIC:  THE GOOD SHEPHERD: THE PURPOSES OF HIS GRACE CONCERNING HIS SHEEP: 

MEMORIZE: “And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.” Luke 15:5.

SCRIPTURE READING: John 10:14-16. 

“I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”

EXPOSITION:

Jesus addressing himself as the good shepherd promised to reunite his sheep from other flock together and make them one fold and one shepherd. He says, "Them also I must bring, bring home to God, bring into the church, and, in order to this, bring off from their vain conversation, bring them back from their wanderings, as that lost sheep," Lu 15:5-6 “And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.”. 

But why must he bring them? What was the necessity? 

First, The necessity of their case required it: "I must bring, or they must be left to wander endlessly, for, like sheep, they will never come back of themselves, and no other can or will bring them."  Therefore, I must search for them and bring them back home myself and unite them together with the ones in the flock.

Secondly, The necessity of his own engagements required it; he must bring them, or he would not be faithful to his trust, and true to his undertaking. "They are my own, bought and paid for, and therefore I must not neglect them nor leave them to perish." He must in honour bring those with whom he was entrusted. 

 

PRAYER POINT:  Thank you Jesus Christ for being my shepherd. Help me never to quit following you in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Obadiah, Jonah 1 - 4.

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ANCHOR OF LIFE is the daily devotional guide written by PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE, General Overseer, Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l. It is an extraction of God’s word designed to draw the sincere seekers closer to God on a daily basis through an insightful exposition and analysis of God’s Word. 

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