#677 – Christ, Our Shepherd and Security (Micah 5:4–5)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 4 minutes

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By God's grace, we dwell securely under the care of the Good Shepherd. May His name be made known to the ends of the earth. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.
0:05.9	Micah chapter 5, verses 4 and 5.
0:09.2	And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
0:13.7	and the majesty of the name of the Lord His God,
0:16.8	and they shall dwell secure.
0:19.1	For now he shall be great to the ends of the earth,
0:23.4	and he shall be their peace.
0:28.3	Oh, I wish actually had time to read more of this context here,
0:33.1	but in Micah chapter 5, this is a prophecy,
0:36.8	a promise of one to come from Bethlehem,
0:41.1	who would be ruler in Israel. It's a clear picture of Jesus, of the promise of Jesus to come.
0:50.0	And listen in light of that reality to these words again from verse four.
0:55.3	He shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
1:00.8	in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God, and they shall dwell secure.
1:07.0	For now he shall be great to the ends of the earth, and he shall be their peace.
1:12.8	Oh, let's just pray these two verses in light of the reality that these verses are pointing
1:19.3	us to Jesus.
1:20.6	Jesus, we praise you as our good shepherd. Our great shepherd
1:27.8	who loves us as your sheep.
1:31.5	You lead us as your sheep.
1:33.6	You guide us as your sheep.
1:36.8	We praise you for your care for us.
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