Be shepherds of
God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you
must, but because you are willing, as
God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not
lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And
when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will
never fade away. 1 Peter 5:2-4
The people who want to know God and walk
with God, those who have learned to recognize the voice of the good Shepherd,
will always be at home in a Spirit-filled congregation.
It is sad indeed that some have never heard
the voice of the Shepherd. His voice is as tender as a lullaby and as strong as
the wind and as mighty as the sound of many waters. The people who have learned
to hear and recognize the voice of Jesus—that healing, musical, solemn,
beautiful voice of Jesus in His church—are always at home where everything
centers around Him.
The true Christian church can be a
conglomeration of everything under the sun. That is, we may have Calvinists and
Arminians and Methodists and Baptists and all sorts of others, and yet we are
all together on one thing—Jesus Christ is wisdom, righteousness,
sanctification, and redemption! He is All in all, and the people of the Lord
who have learned to hear the voice of the Shepherd gravitate towards that kind
of church!
They may not be so sure about who else is
present, but they know the Lord is present and they are sensitive to that.
Do you find your own heart sensitive to the
Lord’s presence or are you among those who are “samplers” “and “nibblers”? God
help you if you are, for the child of the king is a sheep who loves his
Shepherd and he stays close to Him! That’s the only safe place for a sheep.
Stay close to Jesus and all of the wolves in the world cannot get a tooth in
you!
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