For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Devotionals

Moments in God’s Word to encourage and strengthen your faith throughout the week. Each devotional is written to help you pause, reflect, and keep Christ first in the middle of everyday life.
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Transformed Shepherd

sheep in a valley

A shepherd is someone who tends sheep and leads them.

In the book of Samuel (1 and 2 Samuel), we read about the life story of David.  In 1 Samuel 16 David was anointed as the future king of Israel. We learn that David was only a shepherd’s boy.

As the years passed, David had to be moulded and went through great tribulation.

Only in 2 Samuel David started reigning over Judah and in 2 Samuel 5 we read that he began to rule over Israel as a whole.

And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’

2 Samuel 5:2b NIV

God transformed David from a shepherd boy (follower of the sheep) into the shepherd of His nation (leader of His sheep).

Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

2 Samuel 7:8 NKJV

Always remember where you started.

If you want to boast, boast in the Lord

It is only because of God that you are where you are now. God transformed you from a piece of clay into a beautiful vase.

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1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he [b]meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the [c]rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1 - NKJV