Jesus said, “Fear not, little flock, for it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” (Lk. Just the sound of his assuring voice calms the fearful heart in the midst of danger. 2) Scholars say that sheep will not lie down if they are afraid.īut a deep trust in the Good Shepherd’s perfect provision dispels all fears. He is saying, “I shall not lack for any good thing!” The Good Shepherd will always “make us to lie down in green pastures, beside still waters.”(vs. Psalm 23 begins, “The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want.” The Psalmist is stating an absolute trust in the One Who meets every need, spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, and socially. He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart he gently leads those that have young.” (40:11) The Lord Jesus identified Himself as The Good Shepherd in John 10:11, and the Psalmist David, himself a Judean shepherd, listed in Psalm 23 real life benefits for us, His sheep, to stay close to our Shepherd. Isaiah wrote of God: “He tends his flock like a shepherd. Over and over the gentle, caring relationship between God and his people are woven into the language and imagery of the relationship between a Shepherd and His sheep. He provides exactly what we need to grow in our faith.The shepherd metaphor is recorded more than 500 times in Scripture, both in the Old and New Testaments. “He will tend his flock like a shepherd he will gather the lambs in his arms he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.” Isaiah 40:11 He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3 When we place ourselves under the care of Jesus our life is safe with him. “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” John 10:28 All shepherds, other than Christ, will fail us if we look to them for our salvation, because only Jesus has the exclusive title of, the good shepherd. We need leaders who will point us to God, who will emulate the Good Shepherd and who will submit to the authority of Christ Jesus. There are other shepherds: some who lead well and some who don’t. For now, what’s left of our sin nature is still fighting against our true nature (who we are in Christ). And as we know, we’re all still works in progress.

Those who call on the name of Jesus are forgiven and are seen by God as good, but it is only through Jesus that we can lay claim to this goodness. He kept and fulfilled the commandants perfectly. Jesus is the only one who has, or ever will, live a sinless life. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” “And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. This is the character of God, and He alone is good. Kalos, the Greek word, translated “good,” describes that which is noble, wholesome, good, and beautiful. What is it about Jesus that makes him refer to himself as such? Here are five qualities that I found, that describe a good shepherd, along with five scriptures that show why this is such a perfect description of Jesus…. Other times, it compares God’s people to sheep and the leaders of God’s people as shepherds. Sometimes, the Bible talks about real sheep and real shepherds. In the Bible, sheep and shepherds are referred to with great frequency.

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