My Shepherd

April 9, 2020

Lent 2020

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Read Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Matthew 26:28

“The days are coming…when I will make a new covenant with the people…I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.” (Jeremiah 31:31, 33)

“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:28)

My Shepherd writes His words on my heart. He is faithful and intimate with me, sharing His very powerful and creative words with me, His sheep. My Shepherd speaks truth to my heart and mind, solidifying me in His right and good ways. He is faithful to lead me into all truth.

My Shepherd makes a new covenant. He is doing something new. He takes the broken things of my life—my hurt, my pain, my sin, my struggles—and He is doing something new, something beautiful with them. In fact, my Shepherd delights in making something lovely out of the ugly, forgotten, lonely and despairing parts of me.

My Shepherd is doing something new through His blood. My Shepherd willingly gives His lifeblood for me. He is willing to hurt Himself for my brokenness to be made whole. He is willing to serve me to the point of losing His life. He does this in order for my ugly and forgotten places

to be made new with life. My Shepherd exchanges His chances at a good life to give me the good life.

My Shepherd will never leave me nor forsake me. He allows me to find other sheep who are like me. We follow our good Shepherd together, reminding each other of these things.

DIG DEEPER: