BBD 06.26.17 The Good Shepherd (New)

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Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1781^st

Burning Bush Devotional

26 June 2017

The Good Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. – Psalm 23:1 NKJV.

I (Jesus) am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd gives His life for the sheep. – John 10:11 NKJV.

I have often heard that
sheep will aimlessly follow other sheep off of a cliff. This literally happened
in Turkey in 2005 when about 1,500 sheep followed one another off of a cliff
with a drop off of around 90 feet. The first 450 sheep died from the fall with
the rest being cushioned somewhat by the sheep that had died from their fall.

We people are much like
sheep in that we need a shepherd, a good shepherd, who will keep us from
falling off the cliffs of life. King David, knew from his life experiences who
that good shepherd was who guided him.

The Biblical analogy of
people being like sheep is not a flattering one. Sheep are unable to adequately
care for themselves and their ability to survive on their own is very limited.
People are much like sheep in that we will at times blindly follow others to
our doom. The Peoples Temple cult founded by Jim Jones is an example. The
result of blindly following Jones was the murder/suicide of 918 people in Guyana
in 1978.

Sheep, however, led by a
good shepherd live a peaceful contented life under his protection with all
their needs provided. This is how Jesus, the Good Shepherd, wants to care for
us.

To be a contented sheep
under the care of the Good Shepherd we need to have the mindset of a sheep. A
sheep is not constantly thinking about all that it doesn’t have. As people
sheep we should not be thinking constantly about what we don’t have. It may be
true that you are not living in the house of your dreams, or that you do not
have the perfect job, or the ideal husband, or wife. To a contented people
sheep do not focus on what you don’t have. Focus instead on what you do have.

A contented sheep is not
focused on possessions. Jesus tells us, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s
life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses (Luke
12:15).” Instead, focus on your blessings like the old hymn says, “Count
your blessings, name them one by one, count your many blessings, see what God
has done.”

The Good Shepherd is watching out
for His sheep, which means that He is taking care of many of the details to
bring good into our lives just as Romans 8:28
says. Knowing Jesus as your personal Savior means that you have a Good Shepherd
who wants the best for you, and will never, ever lead you off of a cliff. Trust
Him!

Copyright © 2017. Ed Wrather. The
Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998
the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather
began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

www.theburningbush.net

www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 18 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than
14,000 subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Wesley Lewis, Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Brad, Damon D.
& wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
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There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: www.paypal.me/EdWrather

There are
opportunities to distribute devotional booklets directed primarily toward those
with addictions.

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Posted by: theburningbushdevotional <theburningbushdevotional@...>

Since June 8^th 1998, this
is the 1781^st

Burning Bush Devotional

26 June 2017

The Good Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. – Psalm 23:1 NKJV.

I (Jesus) am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd gives His life for the sheep. – John 10:11 NKJV.

I have often heard that
sheep will aimlessly follow other sheep off of a cliff. This literally happened
in Turkey in 2005 when about 1,500 sheep followed one another off of a cliff
with a drop off of around 90 feet. The first 450 sheep died from the fall with
the rest being cushioned somewhat by the sheep that had died from their fall.

We people are much like
sheep in that we need a shepherd, a good shepherd, who will keep us from
falling off the cliffs of life. King David, knew from his life experiences who
that good shepherd was who guided him.

The Biblical analogy of
people being like sheep is not a flattering one. Sheep are unable to adequately
care for themselves and their ability to survive on their own is very limited.
People are much like sheep in that we will at times blindly follow others to
our doom. The Peoples Temple cult founded by Jim Jones is an example. The
result of blindly following Jones was the murder/suicide of 918 people in Guyana
in 1978.

Sheep, however, led by a
good shepherd live a peaceful contented life under his protection with all
their needs provided. This is how Jesus, the Good Shepherd, wants to care for
us.

To be a contented sheep
under the care of the Good Shepherd we need to have the mindset of a sheep. A
sheep is not constantly thinking about all that it doesn’t have. As people
sheep we should not be thinking constantly about what we don’t have. It may be
true that you are not living in the house of your dreams, or that you do not
have the perfect job, or the ideal husband, or wife. To a contented people
sheep do not focus on what you don’t have. Focus instead on what you do have.

A contented sheep is not
focused on possessions. Jesus tells us, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s
life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses (Luke
12:15).” Instead, focus on your blessings like the old hymn says, “Count
your blessings, name them one by one, count your many blessings, see what God
has done.”

The Good Shepherd is watching out
for His sheep, which means that He is taking care of many of the details to
bring good into our lives just as Romans 8:28
says. Knowing Jesus as your personal Savior means that you have a Good Shepherd
who wants the best for you, and will never, ever lead you off of a cliff. Trust
Him!

Copyright © 2017. Ed Wrather. The
Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998
the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather
began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of those first
devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison
facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 18 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more than
14,000 subscribers across the world.

The Addictions Kit - Biblical Help for Addictions by Ed Wrather is now
available for download from Amazon. The Addictions Kit provides practical Biblical steps to defeat
your addiction that actually work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIYLNLM

The New Pastor's Training Manual is available for download on Amazon. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PJ8UTGS If you prefer a paper copy of the book you can order it from
the Burning Bush website at http://bit.ly/1uXDBnk

Books now available at the Burning Bush website:

New Pastor's
Training Manual

Biblical Help for
Overcoming Substance Abuse

Biblical Help
for Overcoming Sexual Addictions In Times of
Trouble - Devotionals to Encourage and Strengthen You (Also available for
download on Amazon.)

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the
Devotionals at the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of
the home page. Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please continue to pray for
healing for Wesley Lewis, Pastor Shane Hall, Michelle Abetz, Brad, Damon D.
& wife, Beverly (Jeanie’s sister), Lexi McCalip, Gary Kirk, and Jeanie.

Please pray for an end to the
racial hatred in the USA and that it will be replaced with peace and love. Many
prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page.
You can also post your prayer requests there (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com View LinkedIn profile with
endorsements at http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=92988105

If you enjoy the devotional
please recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank
email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

You can help support this
ministry by using this link: http://www.paypal.me/EdWrather

There are
opportunities to distribute devotional booklets directed primarily toward those
with addictions.

Devotion vs Devotional: We do our
devotions, we read devotionals.

You can unsubscribe to the burningbushdevo devotional group by
sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group (Because of time
constraints the devotional is only being sent now in html format) by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by
sending a blank email to burningbushhtml-leave@welovegod.org and then respond
to the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.

To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org