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09/09/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Luke 15: 1-2 (KJV)
1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Luke 15: 3-7 (KJV)
3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

In the parable of the lost sheep, the man represents Jesus Christ.

The hundred sheep represent the people of God who believe and follow him.

The lost sheep represents one of his people who went astray, became lost in sin, was found, and called by Christ to repentance. He repented of his sin, and returned to God.

The friends and neighbors represent angels in heaven, who rejoice more over one sinner that repents than ninety-nine just people who need no repentance.

09/08/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Ezekiel 34: 1-3 (KJV)
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

Ezekiel 34: 4 (KJV)
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

Ezekiel 34: 7-10 (KJV)
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; 8 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; 10 Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

Ezekiel 34: 23-24 (KJV)
23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

Matthew 9: 35-36 (KJV)
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

Many of the shepherds of Israel cared more about themselves than the people of God.

Therefore, God promised to set up one chief shepherd over his people.

Jesus Christ is the chief shepherd (1 Peter 5:1-4, KJV) that God set up over his people.

09/07/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Jeremiah 2: 8 (KJV)
8 The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Jeremiah 10: 21 (KJV)
21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Jeremiah 12: 10 (KJV)
10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Jeremiah 22: 22 (KJV)
22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness.

Jeremiah 23: 1-2 (KJV)
1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. 2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 23: 3-4 (KJV)
3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.

The pastors of the children of Israel were elders, judges, prophets, priests, kings, one prophetess (Judges 4:1-9, KJV), and one queen (2 Kings 11:1-3, KJV) that ruled over the people of God.

They were shepherds.

Many of them cared more for themselves than for the people of God.

Both men and women are described as shepherds in scripture (Genesis 4:2; 29:1-9; Exodus 2:16-19, KJV).

And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

09/06/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Isaiah 40: 9-11 (KJV)
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

The prophet Isaiah wrote about Jesus Christ, who would come and shepherd the people of God.

Jesus is described as the good shepherd and the people of God as his flock or fold (John 10:11, 14-16; 16:15, KJV) in scripture.

09/05/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Psalm 78: 52 (KJV)
52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Psalm 95: 7 (KJV)
7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

Psalm 100: 3 (KJV)
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 119: 169-176 (KJV)
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

God is described as a shepherd in scripture.

His people who believe and follow him are described as the sheep of his pasture.

They can go astray, become lost in sin, and pray to him to help them return to him.

09/04/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Psalm 23: 1-6 (KJV)
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 44: 9-14 (KJV)
9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. 11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Psalm 44: 15-19 (KJV)
15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Psalm 44: 20-22 (KJV)
20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

God is described as a shepherd in scripture.

His people who believe and follow him are described as the sheep of his pasture.

They can be scattered, killed, and slaughtered for believing and obeying him.

09/03/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

1 Samuel 8: 1-3 (KJV)
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

1 Samuel 8: 4-5 (KJV)
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1 Samuel 8: 6-8 (KJV)
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

1 Samuel 8: 9-10 (KJV)
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.

1 Samuel 8: 19-20 (KJV)
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

1 Samuel 8: 21-22 (KJV)
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

God allowed men and one woman by the named of AthaIiah (2 Kings 11:1-3, KJV) to reign over the children of Israel.

These rulers were shepherds over the people of God.

Both men and women are described as shepherds in scripture (Genesis 4:2; 29:1-9; Exodus 2:16-19, KJV).

09/02/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Judges 2: 7-9 (KJV)
7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, that he did for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

Judges 2: 10 (KJV)
10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

Judges 2: 11-14 (KJV)
11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim: 12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 14 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

Judges 2: 15-16 (KJV)
15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed. 16 Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

God raised up many men, and one woman named Debrah (Judges 4:1-9, KJV) to judge the children of Israel.

These judges were shepherds of Israel.

Both men and women are described as shepherds in scripture (Genesis 4:2; 29:1-9; Exodus 2:16-19, KJV).

09/01/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Numbers 27: 15-17 (KJV)
15 And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, 16 Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

Numbers 27: 18-21 (KJV)
18 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

The sheep represents the people of God who believe and follow him.

And Joshua was described as a shepherd.

08/31/2026

The sheep of God represents his people who believe and follow him and his son Jesus Christ. Both God and Christ, and men and women are described as shepherds in scripture. And shepherds are referred to as pastors.

Genesis 4: 1-2 (KJV)
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Genesis 29: 1-3 (KJV)
1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

Genesis 29: 4-6 (KJV)
4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. 5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. 6 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

Genesis 29: 7-8 (KJV)
7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

Genesis 29: 9 (KJV)
9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.

Genesis 29: 10 (KJV)
10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

Exodus 2: 16-19 (KJV)
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

Both men and women are described as shepherds in scripture.

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