HE KNOWS MY PATH!

 

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

 

HE KNOWS MY PATH!

 

Ps 139:2-3

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

 

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

 

          The Great Shepherd knows His sheep! As a retired “under-shepherd” the idea of knowing the sheep in my care is still a constant thing with me. In morning’s quiet hours I think of them. Most are relatively safe in the cyclical day-to-day life of sheep. Some are sick. Some are grieving. One or two have drifted toward danger. Each one is on a path that will lead to a destination.

 

          The path determines the destination. As simple as that sounds, it is true. The shepherd inserts himself into the lives of the sheep so that he may guide in the choice of a right path. The sheep do not always understand or appreciate the shepherd’s intrusion into their business. Isaiah said, “all we, like sheep, have gone astray.” That describes the condition well because sheep are drifters. Head down, the sheep graze away from the safety of the flock and the shepherd.

 

          Sometimes all that is needed is to provide a light (Palm 119:105). A lamp for the feet and a light for the path reveals whether it is a good path or not. Even sheep, when the path is well lit, can make better choices.

 

Prov 4:26-27

26 Ponder [Hebrew: palac (paw-las’) to roll flat; prepare a road] the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

 

Dear Shepherd, guide us with Thy light and make our path straight! AMEN