How comforting are those words? For some reason the timeless parables are what seem to stay with us from way back in our Sunday School days.They are what we remember most and what we often depend upon most in our faith journey. They assure us that Jesus is always with us in all situations and whats more, he is the answer to all our situations. There is the timeless parable of the lost sheep and it always comes to mind when I see sheep walking in single file across the paddock, following one after the other. Just think on this, (and often in day to day life its a hind sight thought,) but think on it now - Wherever we go, whatever we do, whatever situation we find our self in now, or in a moment or in an hour, or tomorrow, Jesus is there just ahead of us. He is in front of us. He is the next moment, the next hour, the tomorrow we often are so wary of. He is there already. In a poem by J.Danson Smith, the last verse says: He goes before, be this my consolation. He goes before, on this my heart would dwell.He goes before, this guarantees salvation. He goes before, therefore all will be well.
As we live life with its ups and downs may we always be mindful of the shepherd. he is there,just ahead, follow his voice.
Grace and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Anne, servant of the Lord.
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