10/18/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ
๐๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ'๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ: 2 ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ญ 11 & 12 ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฏ 10
In John 10, Jesus describes Himself as the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep, cares for them, and lays down His life for them. A shepherd notices when even one sheep is in danger and protects what belongs to another with sacrificial love.
That makes Nathan's story to David in 2 Samuel 12 even more powerful.
Nathan told of a rich man with many flocks who stole the one cherished ewe lamb belonging to a poor man. David's anger burned because he recognized the injustice immediately. How could someone with so much take the one precious thing from someone with so little?
Then Nathan revealed the truth: "You are the man."
The contrast is striking. David acted like the rich man who took what wasn't his. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, gives of Himself so others may live. One takes for selfish gain; the other sacrifices in love.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ: Are we living like the Shepherd or like the rich man? Are we protecting, serving, and caring for others, or are we taking what we want at their expense?
๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐
๐๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ.