Scripture to Read: Psalm 95:7a
We belong to God because we are His children and we’ve been made in His image (Genesis 1:26)—it is important for us to understand what that means. God’s Word says in Psalm 95:7a, “For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.” God is the Great Shepherd and cares for us as His sheep. Since we are His sheep, if we are walking in right fellowship with our Lord, we will recognize His voice over the voices of this world. Sheep in the Middle East are led by their shepherds and not driven by them. The sheep recognize the voice of their shepherd and willingly follow him because they trust his voice. God describes us as His sheep. Therefore, we must follow His Word. But if we’re not following His Word or struggling to recognize His voice, then we must examine our lives. As we do, we will immediately see whose voices we are trusting because we will see by the choices we’ve been making who we’ve been obeying. God desires us to hear His voice above all others and to walk in obedience to Him. God even tells us in Ephesians 4:24 that since we belong to Him, we must continually “put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” Through Christ, we are a new creation, full of His righteousness, holiness, and truth and that is what our life must model as His sheep.
Challenge & Application
· What does it mean to you to be one of God’s sheep and that He is your Great Shepherd?
· How do you guard against the voices of the world so that you hear and trust God’s voice in your life?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!