[Jesus
said,] "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me -
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father - and I lay down my life for
the sheep."
--John
10:14-15
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THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY'S VERSE
The goal
of our walk with Jesus is to come to know him as our shepherd just as
intimately as he knows the Father. A key thing for us to remember: In a world
where so many people want to attract our attention and are willing to give us
advice, we can refuse their voice. We
listen to Jesus because he has shown his love for us by laying down his life
for us. He is not a hireling, he is the
Good Shepherd.
MY PRAYER
Holy
Father, you are wonderful and generous beyond description. You have shown your love by sending your Son
to be my Shepherd. Help me hear his
voice through your Word. Help me hear his voice through the wise counsel of
spiritual friends. Help me hear his
voice through the words sung by my brothers and sisters when we are
assembled. Help me hear his voice in the
Holy Spirit's work on my conscience. Father,
I want to follow your Son as my Shepherd and Lord because I know he,
like you, is good! Through my Shepherd
and Lord I pray. Amen.
Anger Management
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on
your wrath, nor give place to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26–27
When
you encounter someone who is nasty to you, how do you normally react? Many of
us tend to get angry, and if we really lose our cool, we end up saying or doing
things we regret later.
My
friend, the Bible says, “Be angry, and do not sin.” It’s not a sin to feel
anger, but don’t allow that anger to cause you to sin. And don’t give place to
the devil by letting that anger take root in your heart.
“How
do I do that Pastor Prince?”
Focus
your attention on how much God loves you!
Once,
I was walking to my car and I saw a man walking in front of me with his wife.
His car was parked next to mine. When he opened his car door, he did it with
such force that it hit my car with a loud “thud!” Then, he glared at me as if I
had wronged him. Without a word of apology, he got into his car and slammed the
door. His wife quickly went into the car like a meek little lamb.
I
was on my way to church, full of the Holy Ghost, ready to preach on God’s love.
But now, I was angry! I sat in my car, nostrils flaring. I said, “Lord, I am
angry!” The Lord said to me, “Do you know that I love that man?” I said, “Yeah,
but I don’t want to know about it right now, Lord.” The Lord then told me that
the reason that man behaved that way was that he really did not know how much
He loved him. So he was grouchy. He was angry. He was bitter toward life.
“Now,
you experienced it only once,” the Lord said, “Imagine living with him like his
wife does.” Then, He said, “Son, do you know that I love you? You are blessed
because compared to him, you know how much I love you.” As I focused on God’s
love for me, my anger melted away.
Beloved,
in moments of anger, the devil wants you to focus on what the other person has
done to you. But God wants you to focus on what He has done for you at Calvary.
Today, feed on His love for you, and let Him turn every bitter situation sweet!
By:
Joseph Prince
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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