7月5日
追随牧人
“我是好牧人；好牧人为羊舍命。”
约翰福音10:11
如果你知道耶稣支持你的事业，你一定信心十足，全力以赴。如果有耶稣在你后面，维护你，督促你，你还会失去什么呢？耶稣已经为你舍了生命。他已经宣告：不管发生任何事情，他都不会放手离弃你。他已经完全为你舍了自己。所以，不要退缩。不要拒绝耶稣的宣告。耶稣不只是要你勇敢追随他，效法他的侍奉，他也要你刚强壮胆，为主尽力。没有必要担忧，没有必要害怕。也不必像“明尼苏达式的中庸”，不进不退，不冷不热。耶稣是绝对的良善。耶稣是你的牧者，是你的好牧人。他引导你，保护你，喂养你，栽培你，鼓励你，更新你，你只要追寻、听从祂的呼召。
今日祷告：
耶稣，你是我的牧者，求你让我知道我的道路以及我该做的事。阿们。
July 5
Shepherd
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.”
JOHN10:11
If you know that Jesus supports your cause, then you can be confident to tackle it full on. With Jesus standing behind you, ready to defend you and poised to refresh you, what have you got to lose? He has already laid down his life for you. He made it clear that he wasn’t going to let anything snatch you away from his grip. He has absolutely given his whole self for you. So don’t hold back anything from him or from the calling he has broadcast. Jesus isn’t urging you to go forward just because he wants you to follow his example (though he certainly does want you to do that). Jesus wants you to learn to be bold for him. There is no need to stand with trepidation;
no need to let fear or timidity slow you down. There is no need to be a “Minnesota Nice” passive-aggressive believer. Jesus is absolutely good! And Jesus is your Shepherd—he is your Good Shepherd. And because he is the one who guides you and protects you, feeds you and grows you, challenges you and restores you, the calling he has given you is yours to pursue.
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, help me realize all that I could be and all that I could do with you shepherding my steps. Amen.
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