Herding Sheep

lie down humble, submitted and surrendered, in sincerity and truth…feeding on the Bread of Life

God says,

… Behold, I, I Myself, will search for My sheep and will seek them out. I will feed My sheep and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God. I will seek that which was lost and bring back that which has strayed, and I will bandage the hurt and the crippled and will strengthen the weak and the sick, but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hardhearted and perverse]; I will feed them with judgment and punishment. [Luke 19:10.] And I will raise up over them one Shepherd and He shall feed them, even My Servant David; He shall feed them and He shall be their Shepherd. [Ezek. 37:24; John 10:14-18.] And I the Lord will be their God and My Servant David a Prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. And I will confirm with them a covenant of peace and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land, and [My people] shall dwell safely in the wilderness, desert, or pastureland and sleep [confidently] in the woods. [Ps. 127:2b; Isa. 11:6-9; John 14:27; 16:33.] Then shall they know [positively] that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the house of Israel, are My people, says the Lord God, and that you, My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, are [only] men and I am your God, says the Lord God.  Ezekiel 34:5, 11, 15-16, 23-25, 30-31 AMPC

In agreement Jesus prays,

Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth. O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has failed to recognize You and has never acknowledged You, I have known You [continually]; and these men understand and know that You have sent Me. I have made Your Name known to them and revealed Your character and Your very Self, and I will continue to make [You] known, that the love which You have bestowed upon Me may be in them [felt in their hearts] and that I [Myself] may be in them.  John 17:17, 25-26 AMPC

So that, men are adequately, filled and prepared by Him to reflect the life of Christ in Word and deed, with His love.

Thankyou God that You were so good to send Your Son to seek us out when no one else was able.

Yes, then, Lord my God I will, while in process, on my pilgrimage to apply myself to Your Word, I will..

I WILL sing of the mercy and loving-kindness of the Lord forever; with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation. For I have said, Mercy and Loving-kindness shall be Built up Forever; Your Faithfulness Will You Establish in the very heavens [unchangeable and perpetual].   Psalm 89:1-2, AMPC

For,

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) Are they Who Keep His testimonies, and Who Seek, Inquire for and of Him and Crave Him With the Whole Heart. Oh, that My Ways were Directed and Established to Observe Your Statutes [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]! Then shall I not be put to shame [by failing to inherit Your promises] when I have respect to all Your commandments. With my whole heart have I sought You, inquiring for and of You and yearning for You; Oh, let me not wander or step aside [either in ignorance or willfully] from Your commandments. [II Chron. 15:15.] Blessed are You, O Lord; Teach Me Your statutes. My earthly life cleaves to the dust; Revive and Stimulate me according to Your Word! [Ps. 143:11.] My life dissolves and weeps itself away for heaviness; raise me up and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word. Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness [to You], and graciously impart Your law to me. This is my comfort and consolation in my affliction: that Your word has revived me and given me life. [Rom. 15:4.] Burning indignation, terror, and sadness seize upon me because of the wicked, who forsake Your law. Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I considered my ways; I turned my feet to [obey] Your testimonies. I made haste and delayed not to keep Your commandments. At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You because of Your righteous ordinances. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now Your word do I keep [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it]. You are good and kind and do good; teach me Your statutes. Your hands have made me, cunningly fashioned and established me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right and righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. [Heb. 12:10.] Let my heart be sound (sincere and wholehearted and blameless) in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame. My soul languishes and grows faint for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word. For I have become like a bottle [a wineskin blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs], yet do I not forget Your statutes. All Your commandments are faithful and sure. [The godless] pursue and persecute me with falsehood; help me [Lord]! They had almost consumed me upon earth, but I forsook not Your precepts. According to Your steadfast love give life to me; then I will keep the testimony of Your mouth [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying it]. Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven [stands firm as the heavens]. [Ps. 89:2; Matt. 24:34, 35; I Pet. 1:25.] Your faithfulness is from generation to generation; You have established the earth, and it stands fast. All [the whole universe] are Your servants; therefore they continue this day according to Your ordinances. [Jer. 33:25.] Unless Your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget Your precepts, [how can I?] for it is by them You have quickened me (granted me life). I am Yours, therefore save me [Your own]; for I have sought (inquired of and for) Your precepts and required them [as my urgent need]. [Ps. 42:1.] Oh, how love I Your law! It is my meditation all the day. [Ps. 1:2.] How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! [Ps. 19:10; Prov. 8:11.] Through Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. [Prov. 6:23.] I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it, that I will keep Your righteous ordinances [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]. [Neh. 10:29.] I am sorely afflicted; renew and quicken me [give me life], O Lord, according to Your word! Accept, I beseech You, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me Your ordinances. [Hos. 14:2; Heb. 13:15.] My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law. The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I do not stray from Your precepts. You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. [Ps. 32:7; 91:1.] Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]. [Ps. 6:8; 139:19; Matt. 7:23.] The entrance and unfolding of Your words give light; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple. Look upon me, be merciful unto me, and show me favor, as is Your way to those who love Your name. Establish my steps and direct them by [means of] Your word; let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the oppression of man; so will I keep Your precepts [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]. [Luke 1:74.] Streams of water run down my eyes, because men do not keep Your law [they hear it not, nor receive it, love it, or obey it]. You have commanded and appointed Your testimonies in righteousness and in great faithfulness. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord; I will keep Your statutes [I will hear, receive, love, and obey them]. I cried to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]. I anticipated the dawning of the morning and cried [in childlike prayer]; I hoped in Your word. You are near, O Lord [nearer to me than my foes], and all Your commandments are truth. Princes pursue and persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of Your words [dreading violation of them far more than the force of prince or potentate]. [I Sam. 24:11, 14; 26:18.] Seven times a day and all day long do I praise You because of Your righteous decrees. Great peace have they who love Your law; nothing shall offend them or make them stumble. [Prov. 3:2; Isa. 32:17.] Let my mournful cry and supplication come [near] before You, O Lord; give me understanding (discernment and comprehension) according to Your word [of assurance and promise]. My lips shall pour forth praise [with thanksgiving and renewed trust] when You teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:2, 5-6, 10, 12, 25, 28-29, 50, 53-54, 59-60, 62, 67-68, 73, 75, 80-81, 83, 86-94, 97, 103-110, 114-115, 130, 132-134, 136, 138, 145-147, 151, 161, 164-165, 169, 171 AMPC