The Shepherd loved His little lamb
And gave it His tender care
And followed it with His loving eyes
As it wandered here and there
And as He sat by His grazing flock
Who so meekly His voice obeyed
He pondered sadly His little lamb
As again and again it strayed
The little lamb had a loving heart
And adored His Shepherd, true
But would turn aside and seek his own way
As lambs will so often do
With His gentle voice the Shepherd called
To His loved and straying lamb
Come back, little one
For you are not safe
Unless you are where I am
But still the lamb would soon forget
And unthinkingly wander away
And not really noticing what he did
From the Shepherd's side would stray
Until one day, the Shepherd kind
Took His rod in His gentle hand
And what He then did seemed so cruel
That the lamb could not understand
For with one sharp and well-aimed blow
Down the rod so swiftly came
That it broke the leg of the little lamb
And left it crippled, and lame
Then the little lamb, with a cry of pain
Fell down upon his knees
And looked up at his Shepherd
As though to say
Won't you explain this, please
Then he saw the love in the Shepherd's eyes
As the tears ran down His face
As He tenderly set the broken bone
And bound it back in it's place
Now he was utterly helpless
He could not even stand
He must trust himself completely
To his Shepherd's loving hand
Then day by day, 'till the lamb was healed
From the flock he was kept apart
And carried about in the Shepherd's arms
And cradled near to His heart
And the Shepherd would whisper gentle words
Into his now listening ear
Thus he heard sweet words of love
That the other sheep could not hear
He felt the warmth of the Shepherd's arms
And the beat of His faithful heart
Until it came a blessing to seem
By his weakness to be set apart
Every need of the little lamb
By his Shepherd so fully was met
That through his brokenness he learned
What he never again would forget
And as the broken bone was healed
And once more became whole and strong
Wherever the Shepherd's path would lead
The lamb would follow along
Thus at the Shepherd's side he walked
So closely, day by day
For once a lamb has a broken leg
It will never again go astray
For the cords of love had bound it so
In its hour of weakness and need
That it had no desire to wander away
When once again it was freed
Could it be you are broken today
And you cannot understand
The painful blow of the Shepherd's rod
Nor believe it came from His hand
He only seeks, by this painful thing
For a time to call you apart
To cradle you close in His loving arms
And draw you near to His heart
So look up into your Shepherd's eyes
And earnestly seek His face
And prove in the hour of your weakness
And need The sufficiency of His grace
For as you are borne in His loving arms
And carried there, day by day
He will bind you so close
With the cords of His love
That never again will you stray
He was looking forward
To this moment all day long
After six days of labor
And it finally arrived
The man with the keys arrived
To swing open the large heavy doors
The cold grey hall springs to life
In the warm glow of light
He could hardly control his emotions
The families began to arrive
He peers from the corner of the room
Longing for the first glimpse of his loved one
He lives for the weekends
He dearly loves these visits
As the cars arrive
He watches intently
Then, finally, She arrives
His bride
For whom he would do anything
They embrace, eat a light lunch
And reminisce how things used to be
At one point, they break into singing
With interruptions
Of laughter and applause
But all too soon it is over
A tear comes to his eyes
As the bride departs
Then the man with the keys
Closes the heavy doors
He hears the key turn in the lock
Marking the end of a special day
There He stands, alone again
He knows that most of his visitors
Will not contact Him again till next week
As the last car pulls away
From the parking lot
JESUS, retreats into loneliness
As He waits until next Sunday
The Shepherd loved His little lamb,
And gave it His tender care...
And followed it with His loving eyes
As it wandered here and there.
And as He sat by His grazing flock
Who so meekly His voice obeyed,
He pondered sadly His little lamb
As again and again it strayed.
The little lamb had a loving heart,
And adored His Shepherd, true,
But would turn aside and seek his own way
As lambs will so often do.
With His gentle voice the Shepherd called,
To His loved and straying lamb,
"Come back, little one, for you are not safe
Unless you are where I am."
But still the lamb would soon forget
And unthinkingly wander away,
And not really noticing what he did,
From the Shepherd's side would stray.
Until one day, the Shepherd kind
Took His rod in His gentle hand,
And what He then did seemed so cruel
That the lamb could not understand.
For with one sharp and well-aimed blow
Down the rod so swiftly came
That it broke the leg of the little lamb
And left it crippled, and lame.
Then the little lamb, with a cry of pain,
Fell down upon his knees...
And looked up at his Shepherd, as though to say,
"Won't you explain this, please?"
Then he saw the love in the Shepherd's eyes
As the tears ran down His face,
As He tenderly set the broken bone,
And bound it back in it's place.
Now he was utterly helpless,
He could not even stand!
He must trust himself completely
To his Shepherd's loving hand.
Then day by day, 'till the lamb was healed
From the flock he was kept apart...
And carried about in the Shepherd's arms,
And cradled near to His heart.
And the Shepherd would whisper gentle words
Into his now listening ear...
Thus he heard sweet words of love
That the other sheep could not hear.
He felt the warmth of the Shepherd's arms
And the beat of His faithful heart...
Until it came a blessing to seem,
By his weakness to be set apart.
Every need of the little lamb
By his Shepherd so fully was met
That through his brokenness he learned
What he never again would forget.
And as the broken bone was healed,
And once more became whole and strong...
Wherever the Shepherd's path would lead,
The lamb would follow along.
Thus at the Shepherd's side he walked
So closely, day by day,
For once a lamb has a broken leg
It will never again go astray.
For the cords of love had bound it so
In its hour of weakness and need...
That it had no desire to wander away,
When once again it was freed.
Could it be you are broken today,
And you cannot understand
The painful blow of the Shepherd's rod
Nor believe it came from His hand?
He only seeks, by this painful thing,
For a time to call you apart...
To cradle you close in His loving arms,
And draw you near to His heart.
So look up into your Shepherd's eyes,
And earnestly seek His face...
And prove in the hour of your weakness and need
The sufficiency of His grace.
For as you are borne in His loving arms,
And carried there, day by day...
He will bind you so close with the cords of His love
That never again will you stray!
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"But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief" (1 Thes 5:4) "even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, [right] at the door" (Matthew 24:33 see also Mark 13:29) "But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." (Luke 21:28)
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The Shepherd loved His little lamb,
And gave it His tender care...
And followed it with His loving eyes
As it wandered here and there.
And as He sat by His grazing flock
Who so meekly His voice obeyed,
He pondered sadly His little lamb
As again and again it strayed.
The little lamb had a loving heart,
And adored His Shepherd, true,
But would turn aside and seek his own way
As lambs will so often do.
With His gentle voice the Shepherd called,
To His loved and straying lamb,
"Come back, little one, for you are not safe
Unless you are where I am."
But still the lamb would soon forget,
And unthinkingly wander away,
And not really noticing what he did,
From the Shepherd's side would stray.
Until one day, the Shepherd kind,
Took His rod in His gentle hand,
And what He then did seemed so cruel,
That the lamb could not understand.
For with one sharp and well-aimed blow,
Down the rod so swiftly came,
That it broke the leg of the little lamb,
And left it crippled, and lame.
Then the little lamb, with a cry of pain,
Fell down upon his knees...
And looked up at his Shepherd, as though to say,
"Won't you explain this, please?"
Then he saw the love in the Shepherd's eyes,
As the tears ran down His face,
As He tenderly set the broken bone,
And bound it back in it's place.
Now he was utterly helpless,
He could not even stand!
He must trust himself completely,
To his Shepherd's loving hand.
Then day by day, 'till the lamb was healed,
From the flock he was kept apart...
And carried about in the Shepherd's arms,
And cradled near to His heart.
And the Shepherd would whisper gentle words,
Into his now listening ear...
Thus he heard sweet words of love,
That the other sheep could not hear.
He felt the warmth of the Shepherd's arms,
And the beat of His faithful heart...
Until it came a blessing to seem,
By his weakness to be set apart.
Every need of the little lamb,
By his Shepherd so fully was met,
That through his brokenness he learned,
What he never again would forget.
And as the broken bone was healed,
And once more became whole and strong...
Wherever the Shepherd's path would lead,
The lamb would follow along.
Thus at the Shepherd's side he walked,
So closely, day by day,
For once a lamb has a broken leg,
It will never again go astray.
For the cords of love had bound it so,
In its hour of weakness and need...
That it had no desire to wander away,
When once again it was freed.
Could it be you are broken today,
And you cannot understand,
The painful blow of the Shepherd's rod,
Nor believe it came from His hand?
He only seeks, by this painful thing,
For a time to call you apart...
To cradle you close in His loving arms,
And draw you near to His heart.
So look up into your Shepherd's eyes,
And earnestly seek His face...
And prove in the hour of your weakness and need,
The sufficiency of His grace.
For as you are borne in His loving arms,
And carried there, day by day...
He will bind you so close with,
the cords of His love,
That never again will you stray!
He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and
The Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be...
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!
He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and
The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, and
The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him,
Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him, and
Donahue can't explain Him away!
He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and
His mind is on me.
He is my Redeemer,
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and
He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and
He rules my life!
I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and
His goal for me is abundant life.
I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
The power of the powerful,
The ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,
The leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and
The sovereign Lord of all that was and is and is to come.
And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.
His goal is a relationship with ME!
He will never leave me,
Never forsake me,
Never mislead me,
Never forget me,
Never overlook me, and
Never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!
When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!
He is everything for everybody, everywhere,
Every time, and every way.
He is God, He is faithful.
I am His, and He is mine!
My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this...
He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side, and
That means all is well with my soul.
Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is!
HE was stripped,
that I always should have clothes.
HE was forsaken,
that I always should have friends.
HE was bound,
that I might have perfect liberty.
HE was saddened,
that I might have full joy.
HE descended,
that I should be lifted up.
HE became a servant,
that I might be a son forever.
HE was made sin,
that I should share HIS righteousness.
HE died,
that I should never taste eternal death.
HE will come down,
that I might go up.
All of this -- that HE might display in me the riches of HIS grace, and so I can dwell with God in the heavenlies.
I saw him
Walking towards me.
So this was "Him."
The great "Messiah"
Tall and strong.
He stood a man of beauty,
But a Savior?
There hovered 'round
His robe
People,
Of the lowest kind.
He comes nearer;
I'll pretend not to see.
He walks with me
And stands within
The silent walls of memory
In Grandeur and
In Majesty. . .
Oh, had I not raised my eyes
To see Him!
The rushing sea
In all its power
Caught my being.
Face
To face
He looked inside my soul.
My knees did tremble,
My hands shook.
His presence
Hurled me through the sky.
He smiled
And softly touched my shoulder.
His Spirit brushed my mind
And for an instant,
I saw
The Son of God
And could not walk away. . .
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