On Being A Sheep

John 10:27
My sheep hear My voice,
and I know them, 
and they follow Me.

In these days, I feel like this little sheep (look at those ears!) - listening for the voice of the Good Shepherd

Of course - there are three things happening here -

1. We have to hear His voice - we can only hear when we listen
2. We are known by the Shepherd - we can only be known when we give ourselves to Him
3. We must follow Him - We can only follow Him to the extent that we obey Him

Is. 40:11

He will feed His flock like a shepherd;

He will gather the lambs with His arm,

And carry them in His bosom,

And gently lead those who are with young.

The Lord Knows...

We know that the Lord knows everything – He is omniscient…but here are 9 things that the Bible says the Lord knows. If you look over this list, you may notice that these things are about us – He is watching us and protecting us at all times; He knows what is in our hearts and thoughts; He knows every path we take and how to bring us through the darkest of trials.

Somehow I find this very comforting today:

• The Lord knows when we are in the wilderness – He is with us all the way and provides for us - Deut. 2:7 For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing." '

• The Lord knows the path we take – we are His righteous ones - Ps. 1:6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.


• The Lord knows all of our days and He leads us to His eternal inheritance - Ps. 37:18 The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.


• The Lord knows all the thoughts of man - Ps. 94:11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man, That they are futile.


• The Lord knows who is humble and who is proud - Ps. 138:6 Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.


• The Lord knows all those who trust in him and He makes a place of refuge for them - Nah. 1:7 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.

• The Lord knows when we are lying - 2 Cor. 11:31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

• The Lord knows all those who follow Him - 2 Tim. 2:19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."

• The Lord knows how to rescue His people from trials and temptations, and how to bring the ungodly to eternal justice - 2 Pet. 2:9 then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,

May The Lord bless you and keep you today