好牧人
前段时间，在学习诗篇23篇时，我读到一个想要成为牧羊农民的人。他想确保自己拥有合适的装备，包括一根牧羊手杖：一根末端有J型钩的长杆。但是，他在农场用品商店中发现，如今的牧羊人都是用狗来代替手杖。
两者的差别很明显。牧羊犬赶拢羊群，迫使它们服从，这场面可能很吸引人。狗能快速跑过很远的距离，从而节省很多体力。狗可以这里咬一下，那里吠一下，把羊群赶到牧羊人想让它们去的地方。过去的牧羊人没有这些狗的帮助，不得不自己赶羊，还得有很多助手——这些人都是用手杖来引导羊。
我们有主做我们的好牧人，蒙祂看顾。我们是主耶稣的羊，祂与我们亲密无间。祂按着我们的名呼召我们，我们认识祂的声音。祂领我们到青草地，溪水边和避风港。最后，祂为羊舍命，所以，即使我们进入生命中最黑暗的山谷，我们不想去的地方时，祂的杖祂的竿仍安慰我们——我们知道祂会使我们平安度过。祂信实地呼召我们，愿我们由衷地渴望跟随这位好牧人！
主啊，我们的牧人，感谢你爱我们，引领我们在正路上。愿他人在我们的生命中看见你的引领，听见你的呼唤，也来跟随你。阿们。
诗篇 23
1耶和华是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。
2他使我躺卧在青草地上，领我在可安歇的水边。
3他使我的灵魂苏醒，为自己的名引导我走义路。
4我虽然行过死荫的幽谷，也不怕遭害，因为你与我同在，你的杖、你的竿都安慰我。
5在我敌人面前，你为我摆设筵席，你用油膏了我的头，使我的福杯满溢。
6我一生一世必有恩惠、慈爱随着我，我且要住在耶和华的殿中，直到永远。
The Good Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me.” — John 10:14
Some time ago, while I was studying about Psalm 23, I read about someone who wanted to become a sheep farmer. He wanted to make sure he had all the right equipment, including a shepherd’s staff: a long pole with a J-hook at the end. But at the farm-supply store he found that shepherds today use dogs instead of a staff.
The differences between the two are quite obvious. It can be mesmerizing to watch sheep dogs round up a flock of sheep and force them to comply. The dogs can cover a lot of distance quickly, doing the work with a lot less people power. With an ankle nip here and a sharp bark there, the dogs corral sheep into particular fields where the shepherd wants them to go. Without these helpful dogs, shepherds used to have to round up their sheep on their own, or with lots of helpers—all of whom used a staff to direct the sheep.
With the Lord as our good shepherd, we are well cared for. The Lord Jesus is intensely and intimately involved with us as his sheep. He calls us by name, and we know his voice. He leads us to green pastures, clean water, and safe havens. Ultimately, he lays down his life for his sheep so that, even when we enter the darkest valleys of life, where we don’t want to go, his directing nudge comforts us—and we know he will bring us safely through. As he faithfully calls us, may it be our heartfelt desire to follow the good shepherd!
Lord, our shepherd, thank you for loving us and leading us in the right paths. May others see your direction in our lives and hear your call and follow you too. Amen.
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