- Thus said the Lord my God: “Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter.” Zechariah 11:4 – We might not always see the victory we hoped for from our mission. Of course what we want is to see people coming to know and follow Jesus from our efforts to God’s mission. Yet what we see in this passage is a reminder that even when we do everything right, people may still not accept God. Know though God is still wanting them to hear about Him and have a chance to change so we can’t just set some people aside as “doomed.” Speak life to all and show love to all with the hopes all will follow Jesus. Some won’t, but some will. And some will follow Jesus who you never thought would, so keep sharing the good news. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1125
- Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs. Zechariah 11:15-16 – A layer to reading Zechariah that may make it confusing to understand is in his writing he is speaking to the people of the day for current issues in their story, but also pointing to the future of Jesus coming, and also prophesying end time events. Here, a message that fits into each of those time periods, is that we can choose the wrong one to lead us. Here the Lord speaks of a bad shepherd who is to be raised up which many believe is speaking of the antichrist. We see the people in scripture choosing wrong leaders and we even see them rejecting Jesus when He was walking on earth. As a result the wrong shepherds took leadership and lead the people away from the goodness of God. Today, the wrong shepherd for you ultimately is Satan. He is seeking to take you far from the flock of God. He does not care for you and is seeking only to consume you. Temptations and lusts are his play things to attract you to his ways, but the end result will be your end. Who is your shepherd then? Who’s flock have you chosen to stay with? Which shepherd’s voice do you listen to the call of? Let Jesus be the answer to each of those questions. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2120
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