Lord Jesus, please teach me how to shepherd like you. Let me begin with receiving your shepherding of me; teach me to shepherd my own weak and injured soul. Then, my Lord, grant me the grace to search for the lost sheep wandering on the jagged mountains of life. Let me bind up the injured … Continue reading Our Great Shepherd in Ezekiel 34
Drowning
I have been drowning for several days. "Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul." Why? "O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee." I want. I am selfish, hurt and lonely. "Turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies." You … Continue reading Drowning
Sitting At The Feet of Jesus
Yesterday I stared through the eyes and into the heart of a person who has been "bound with chains" most of their life. Restrained with pharmaceuticals by those afraid. But the chains have not been strong enough. So, night and day, this tortured soul has wandered in the mountains and in the tombs, crying, and cutting themselves in … Continue reading Sitting At The Feet of Jesus
Alone
"I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me." Psalm 142 David wrote this in a cave, stunned like a deer in the headlights. He must have had others around him; 1 Samuel 22 says he had over 400 followers and "he became their leader." So was … Continue reading Alone