“他祝福约瑟，说: “愿我祖亚伯拉罕和以撒所侍候的神，一生牧养我直到今日的神，”
创世记 48:15
“He blessed Joseph, and said, "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,”
Genesis 48:15
Jacob had been a shepherd, so he compared his relationship to God as that of a shepherd and his sheep. From the time a sheep is born through its growth to old age the shepherd cares for it day and night. He guides it during the day and protects it during the night. David, also a shepherd, had the same conviction, but he highlighted the eternal dimension to it when he said, “I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Ps. 23:6).
How good it is to know that we can have a relationship for life. The Shepherd has promised to be with us every day of our earthly existence (Matt. 28:20). And when life here ends, we will be closer to Him than ever.
Father,
I thank You for being the Shepherd of my life.
I praise Your faithfulness.
God never abandons us.
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