Amazing Facts
Daily Devotional
January 29th
The first to hear the news of the Messiah’s birth were not priests or governors or nobility but “shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night” (Luke 2:8). That glorious moment stands as a complement to this heavenly scene, when the Messiah takes on His pastoral title of the Good Shepherd.
The vocation of a shepherd is one of constant care. Day and night, his sole responsibility is to keep his flock fed, watered, and protected from elements and predators; a good shepherd is committed to that responsibility. His livelihood is keeping his flock alive.
Today’s verse references this particular relationship in Isaiah, when the Lord as Shepherd promised deliverance to His flock: “They shall feed along the roads, and their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, neither heat nor sun shall strike them; for He who has mercy on them will lead them, even by the springs of water He will guide them” (Isaiah 49:9, 10).
John’s vision is the culmination of that promise. This is the answer for all those who have ever wondered about, ever doubted, ever cried out to the Savior: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? … See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (vv. 15, 16). The scars in Christ’s hands will be eternal memorials of His compassion for us. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
Recall that the Good Shepherd is also on the throne as King. Those who serve this King will never want for anything. We are not talking only about physical needs, though those are filled too; what the citizens of the heavenly kingdom are yearning for most of all is spiritual completion. And they receive it from their Shepherd King by His robe of righteousness. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6).
Good Shepherd, aid me with Your staff and protect me with Your rod. Lead me out of this “dry and thirsty land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1).
For Further Study: Psalm 23; Isaiah 41:17; Matthew 13:5, 6, 20, 21
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Revelation 7:16
Daily Devotional
January 29th
The first to hear the news of the Messiah’s birth were not priests or governors or nobility but “shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night” (Luke 2:8). That glorious moment stands as a complement to this heavenly scene, when the Messiah takes on His pastoral title of the Good Shepherd.
The vocation of a shepherd is one of constant care. Day and night, his sole responsibility is to keep his flock fed, watered, and protected from elements and predators; a good shepherd is committed to that responsibility. His livelihood is keeping his flock alive.
Today’s verse references this particular relationship in Isaiah, when the Lord as Shepherd promised deliverance to His flock: “They shall feed along the roads, and their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, neither heat nor sun shall strike them; for He who has mercy on them will lead them, even by the springs of water He will guide them” (Isaiah 49:9, 10).
John’s vision is the culmination of that promise. This is the answer for all those who have ever wondered about, ever doubted, ever cried out to the Savior: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? … See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (vv. 15, 16). The scars in Christ’s hands will be eternal memorials of His compassion for us. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
Recall that the Good Shepherd is also on the throne as King. Those who serve this King will never want for anything. We are not talking only about physical needs, though those are filled too; what the citizens of the heavenly kingdom are yearning for most of all is spiritual completion. And they receive it from their Shepherd King by His robe of righteousness. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6).
Good Shepherd, aid me with Your staff and protect me with Your rod. Lead me out of this “dry and thirsty land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1).
For Further Study: Psalm 23; Isaiah 41:17; Matthew 13:5, 6, 20, 21
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Revelation 7:16
Amazing Facts
Daily Devotional
January 29th
The first to hear the news of the Messiah’s birth were not priests or governors or nobility but “shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night” (Luke 2:8). That glorious moment stands as a complement to this heavenly scene, when the Messiah takes on His pastoral title of the Good Shepherd.
The vocation of a shepherd is one of constant care. Day and night, his sole responsibility is to keep his flock fed, watered, and protected from elements and predators; a good shepherd is committed to that responsibility. His livelihood is keeping his flock alive.
Today’s verse references this particular relationship in Isaiah, when the Lord as Shepherd promised deliverance to His flock: “They shall feed along the roads, and their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, neither heat nor sun shall strike them; for He who has mercy on them will lead them, even by the springs of water He will guide them” (Isaiah 49:9, 10).
John’s vision is the culmination of that promise. This is the answer for all those who have ever wondered about, ever doubted, ever cried out to the Savior: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? … See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (vv. 15, 16). The scars in Christ’s hands will be eternal memorials of His compassion for us. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
Recall that the Good Shepherd is also on the throne as King. Those who serve this King will never want for anything. We are not talking only about physical needs, though those are filled too; what the citizens of the heavenly kingdom are yearning for most of all is spiritual completion. And they receive it from their Shepherd King by His robe of righteousness. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6).
Good Shepherd, aid me with Your staff and protect me with Your rod. Lead me out of this “dry and thirsty land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1).
For Further Study: Psalm 23; Isaiah 41:17; Matthew 13:5, 6, 20, 21
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Revelation 7:16
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