Failure

Yes I know it's Thursday and I didn't post yesterday or the day before. I'm sorry. I can't apologize enough. Trust me I am as disappointed as you are. I wanna get regular with this. Which means there will be days when I post sillyness (see last post) and days when there is a little more substance hopefully. Today I want to share a passage that I read with Alex and Aaron when I met with them. It comes from Is 40:9-11
O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!" 10 Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. 11 He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.

The point that I want to share with you has to do with the Lord's arm. Let's think for a minute about the fact that Jesus was a carpenter and so he was ripped. Moving on from that. It says that God's hand will be strong and will rule. Jesus is our King of Kings. Our ruler. The LORD! He is the one who will return to us on a white horse to judge.
At the same time He is our Shepherd. The GOOD shepherd. With that same arm that He will judge and rule He also gathers His flock to himself. He will carry his flock, that's us. He will carry us when we need to be carried. He will guide us. He will feed us. Our God is both an almighty King of Kings and justice right ruler, but He is also our tender shepherd who loves and cares and lays down His life for the sheep.
Jesus guide me. Lead me. Protect me.