{"id":12,"date":"2011-03-02T23:06:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T04:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2011-03-03T08:06:52","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T13:06:52","slug":"like-sheep-without-a-shepherd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/2011\/03\/02\/like-sheep-without-a-shepherd\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Sheep Without A Shepherd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='posterous_autopost'>\n<p><em><\/p>\n<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sheep_for_blog\" height=\"231\" src=\"http:\/\/posterous.com\/getfile\/files.posterous.com\/temp-2011-03-02\/cwrpdIElwDlEizHJnaJxCbHsDsqBAvCzaggtCzodzFhxIkEddAzeakhtBenu\/sheep_for_blog.jpg.scaled500.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"posterous_short_quote\">\n<p><em>&#8220;When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Matthew 9:36<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Every time I read through the Gospels I&#8217;m amazed by Jesus; especially by His compassion.&nbsp; No matter where He went the crowds followed Him.&nbsp; Some were looking for physical healing.&nbsp; Some were looking for signs and wonders.&nbsp; Some were searching for a way they could trap Him with words.&nbsp; A few just genuinely wanted to be near Him and learn from Him.&nbsp; Those were His disciples.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said, &ldquo;A disc<em><\/em>iple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.&#8221; (Matthew 10:24-25a).&nbsp; Since I call myself one of His disciples, one of His slaves, then each day I should be more and more like my Master.<\/p>\n<p>When Jesus saw the crowds pressing in on Him, He was moved with compassion for them.&nbsp; He understood that they were like sheep without a shepherd.&nbsp; How do we view the lost and hurting people that God places in our paths each day?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>as inconveniences who distract us from what we&#8217;re trying to accomplish?<\/li>\n<li>as casual contacts?<\/li>\n<li>as tools to be used?<\/li>\n<li>as annoyances?<\/li>\n<li>as random encounters?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I pray that today you and I will be more like our Master.&nbsp; When God places people in our paths, let&#8217;s see them through the eyes of Jesus &#8211; as sheep who desperately need a shepherd to comfort, protect, and provide for them.&nbsp; Let&#8217;s take every opportunity to introduce them to the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.&#8221; Matthew 9:36 Every time I read through the Gospels I&#8217;m amazed by Jesus; especially by His compassion.&nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/2011\/03\/02\/like-sheep-without-a-shepherd\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,4,6],"class_list":["post-12","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-compassion","tag-discipleship","tag-jesus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions\/151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}