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to them is equal 34 for you have not strengthened the weak the sick you've not healed the injured you've

not bound up the strayed you've not brought back the lost you've not sought and with force

and harshness you have ruled them and God is speaking against these shepherds and then he says

in verse 15 I myself though I'm going to be the shepherd of my sheep I myself will make them

lie down declares the Lord God when you get to the end of the chapter in verse 31 God says to

his people you are my sheep human sheep of my pasture and I am your God declares the Lord God

it's this reality that we see all throughout the Bible Psalm 23 probably the most famous

the Lord God is our shepherd what he's promising here in Ezekiel 34 verse 15 is that he himself will

be the shepherd of his sheep and so what is Jesus say when he comes God in the flesh he says I

am the good shepherd I lay it down my life and love for the sheep can I just remind you of this

today I obviously don't know what you're walking through struggles you are enduring challenges you

are facing but I have good news God knows every single one of those challenges things are heavy

on your heart and your mind the things that you are facing right now walking through and not only

does he know these things they're going on your life he himself is your shepherd in the middle of

those things God himself is committed to leading you and guiding you and making you lie down and

rest in him in his shepherding loving leadership of your life and he strengthens the week and he

heals the sick and he binds up the injured and he brings back the straight and he seeks the loss and

he doesn't rule with force and harshness he rules with goodness and mercy Psalm 23 surely goodness

and mercy will follow me all the days of my life I will dwell in the house of the Lord my shepherd

forever you're shepherd God for all who trust for all who trust in God in Jesus as the good shepherd

he will lead you today and tomorrow in the next day in the next day through whatever you face

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