1st. The lord uses that staff to shepherd only his own.
2nd. The fact that after we become a part of the sheepfold and a staff is needed to keep his sheep in line It means two things. One is the sheep definitely will stray without the keeping power of our Great Shepherd.
Secondly, if we supposedly come into the sheepfold and get lost, We were never really part of the sheepfold and the Lord was never our Great shepherd.
It reminds me of John 10:25-30. "Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
In Psalms 23 It shows Gods ability to take care of us. The Rod was used by the Shepard to fight of animals that were attacking the sheep it was short and pointy. The staff was used to keep the Sheep from straight It was long and hooked at the end. In the same way God can protect us from evil and keep us in the straight and narrow.
This is Jewish terminology. Shepherds carried a rod and staff. The shepherd would use the rod to protect his sheep from an attacking predator. If I'm not mistaken, the staff was like a cane with a hooked end on it, and the shepherd would use the hooked end to pull one of his sheep back to the flock when the sheep was going astray.
The Lord is our shepherd. We are His sheep. We find comfort in knowing that His rod will protect us, and His staff will pull us back to Himself when we begin to wander, as sheep tend to do. Jesus Christ, our good shepherd, He is our comfort!
1st. The lord uses that staff to shepherd only his own.
2nd. The fact that after we become a part of the sheepfold and a staff is needed to keep his sheep in line It means two things. One is the sheep definitely will stray without the keeping power of our Great Shepherd.
Secondly, if we supposedly come into the sheepfold and get lost, We were never really part of the sheepfold and the Lord was never our Great shepherd.
It reminds me of John 10:25-30. "Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
I concur with Mell and brother Jesse.
I would like to highlight a few things,
1st. The lord uses that staff to shepherd only his own.
2nd. The fact that after we become a part of the sheepfold and a staff is needed to keep his sheep in line It means two things. One is the sheep definitely will stray without the keeping power of our Great Shepherd.
Secondly, if we supposedly come into the sheepfold and get lost, We were never really part of the sheepfold and the Lord was never our Great shepherd.
It reminds me of John 10:25-30. "Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
I and my Father are one."
God bless.
This is Jewish terminology. Shepherds carried a rod and staff. The shepherd would use the rod to protect his sheep from an attacking predator. If I'm not mistaken, the staff was like a cane with a hooked end on it, and the shepherd would use the hooked end to pull one of his sheep back to the flock when the sheep was going astray.
The Lord is our shepherd. We are His sheep. We find comfort in knowing that His rod will protect us, and His staff will pull us back to Himself when we begin to wander, as sheep tend to do. Jesus Christ, our good shepherd, He is our comfort!
I concur with Mell and brother Jesse.
I would like to highlight a few things,
1st. The lord uses that staff to shepherd only his own.
2nd. The fact that after we become a part of the sheepfold and a staff is needed to keep his sheep in line It means two things. One is the sheep definitely will stray without the keeping power of our Great Shepherd.
Secondly, if we supposedly come into the sheepfold and get lost, We were never really part of the sheepfold and the Lord was never our Great shepherd.
It reminds me of John 10:25-30. "Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
I and my Father are one."
God bless."
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