{"id":153,"date":"2013-03-15T00:28:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T05:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/?p=153"},"modified":"2013-03-13T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T15:30:26","slug":"like-sheep-without-a-shepherd-repost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/2013\/03\/15\/like-sheep-without-a-shepherd-repost\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Sheep Without A Shepherd (repost)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sheep_for_blog\" src=\"http:\/\/posterous.com\/getfile\/files.posterous.com\/temp-2011-03-02\/cwrpdIElwDlEizHJnaJxCbHsDsqBAvCzaggtCzodzFhxIkEddAzeakhtBenu\/sheep_for_blog.jpg.scaled500.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"231\" \/><\/div>\n<blockquote><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;<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 9:36<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Every time I read through the Gospels I&#8217;m amazed by Jesus; especially by His compassion.\u00a0 No matter where He went the crowds followed Him.\u00a0 Some were looking for physical healing.\u00a0 Some were looking for signs and wonders.\u00a0 Some were searching for a way they could trap Him with words.\u00a0 A few just genuinely wanted to be near Him and learn from Him.\u00a0 Those were His disciples.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said, \u201cA 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).\u00a0 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.\u00a0 He understood that they were like sheep without a shepherd.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take every opportunity to introduce them to the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\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.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/2013\/03\/15\/like-sheep-without-a-shepherd-repost\/\">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":[],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","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=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.livingwaterscc.net\/lwblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}