22/12/2025
Jer 3:15
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with
knowledge and understanding.
The word "pastor" in the Hebrew rendition is ra’ah, which means to tend, pasture, keep,feed, or shepherd a flock. By implication, it also means to rule over the flock, providingleadership and oversight for the flock.
Throughout the Scriptures, we find that this was the pattern with God: to handpick men who
would provide spiritual oversight for the nation of Israel.
God would set men over the nation who would instruct them after His law.
But this wasn’t always the case.
We find on different occasions certain kings/shepherds who led the people of God astray
through idolatry, doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord.
In our anchor text, God speaks of His restoration plan through the mouth of the prophet Jeremiah. At this point, Israel was in a backslidden state. Yet, God promised restoration through theprovision of a shepherd after His heart. Though the people had strayed away in pride and done after the imagination of their evilhearts, yet God’s response was to send them men who would save them from idolatry, setthem on the path of righteousness, and lead them into true worship.
This shows us that the role of the pastor in leading the people of God cannot and should not
be deemphasized.
The pastor must be one who receives the shepherdhood of God, such that he can also lead
the people in the way that they should go.
To be a shepherd over God’s people will mean you lead them into the path of righteousness,
you nurture them in knowledge, and pasture them with understanding.
The Shepherd of Israel calls shepherds after His own heart who will lead the people of God
into His sheepfold.
At the NewBrook Church and Whitefield Missions, we can indeed say that the Shepherd of
Israel has blessed us with a shepherd after His heart: Our Pastor, Our Shepherd, Our
Teacher, Pastor Fred Adekunle, Sir, the one who feeds us with knowledge andunderstanding.
Because of your oversight Pastor, we can say we are well fed and nourished up in the doctrine of righteousness.
Thank you for yielding the call, Pastor.
Thank you for leading us into true worship.
Thank you for exemplifying the life of service, sacrifice, and devotion.
The true shepherd is one who lays down his life for the sheep, and that is the pattern we
have found in you, Pastor.
Thank you for teaching us consecration and obedience to the call, Pastor.
Pastor, just as the good Lord has said, in this new year, the Lord is gathering the lost into
your sheepfold.
Many more are finding rest in this Naweh.
Many more are coming to drink of the fountains that flow from this New Brook.
The Lord is gathering the nations into this house - this safe place.
It’s every people group under heaven for Jesus!
Nitori ipe yen daju!
Wohli wa, a ni, nitori ipe yen da yin loju, o da awa naa loju!
Ko si’beru.
WE BELIEVE GOD!
Happy birthday, Wohli Olorun Alaye (Mimo)
We love you, Pastor
Ke pe fun wa, Sir