DAILY DEVOTION - 18 OCTOBER 2020

Good morning. Peace be with you all. Rejoice in the Lord always. "He shall gather the lambs with his arm." Isaiah 40:11.

Insight

Our good Shepherd has in His flock (US) a variety of experiences, some are strong in the Lord, and others are weak, but He is impartial in His care for all His sheep, and the weakest lamb is as dear to Him as the strongest in the flock. Lambs tend to lag behind, prone to wander, and apt to grow weary, but from all the danger of these infirmities the Shepherd protects them with His arm of power. He finds new-born souls, like young lambs, ready to perish--He nourishes them till life becomes vigorous; He finds weak minds ready to faint and die--He consoles them and renews their strength. All the little ones he gathers, for it is not the will of our heavenly Father that one of them should perish. What a quick eye he must have to see them all! What a tender heart to care for them all! What a far- reaching and potent arm, to gather them all! In his lifetime on earth he was a great gatherer of the weaker sort, and now that he dwells in heaven, his loving heart yearns towards the meek and contrite, the timid and feeble, the fearful and fainting here below. How gently did he gather me to himself, to his truth, to his blood, to his love!

Challenge

With what effectual grace did He compel us to come to Him! Since our first conversion, how frequently has He restored us from our wanderings, and once again folded us within the circle of his everlasting arm! The best of all is, that He does it all Himself personally through the Holy Spirit, not delegating the task of love, but condescending Himself to rescue and preserve His most precious lamb. Today, love Him enough or serve him worthily. Make His name great unto the ends of the earth, be a living testimony of His grace and mercy. Add to your life this attribute, a heart to love Jesus more truly as I should. May God bless and protect you all. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.