This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series The Cost and Call of Shepherding - Jeremiah 23 Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:2) Where the Lord’s possession is being neglected,...
This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series The Cost and Call of Shepherding - Jeremiah 23…Continued from Part 1 Who, then, are the ones endangering? The shepherds, both active and passive. There are shepherds to actively destroy the flock, and these are in Jeremiah 23. But Christ describes different shepherds in John 10, passive ones who stand by and flee while the wolves ravage the sheep. Both are accountable for the...
This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series The Cost and Call of Shepherding - Jeremiah 23“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:1) It is a most damnable thing to tamper with the possession of a jealous God. When restoring Peter to a proper love for Himself, Christ said three times, “Feed My sheep,” for the chief mark of Peter’s love to...
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Knowing GodLeadership is the vehicle through which God disperses inner knowledge of Himself in the man of God. It is but an empty shell if not driven by a man who knows his God. Thus, we meet the priests of Samuel’s day: “Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the Lord” (1 Samuel 2:12). This combination of leadership with no...
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Leadership Lessons from JoshuaRead Exodus 32:17-18. Though godly from the outset, Joshua still needed to be trained in spiritual leadership. Here we find Israel’s fall into idolatry. During their festival, both Joshua and Moses heard the people’s voices. Joshua heard the voice of warfare, while Moses heard the voice of singing and thus corrected Joshua. This illustrates why young men of God need mentors; they...
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