John Gordon Ministries

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

The Good Shepherd

“The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Shepherds are providers and fierce protectors.

Think about sheep. They lie down at night, knowing their shepherd will take care of every need they have. Patient, calm, trusting.

The unique Hebrew term for shepherd is ro’eh tzon- “lover of the flock.” This teaches us that the shepherd is not only a responsible overseer, he is a caring father figure, tending to his flock out of a deep sense of love.

“”For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep. I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. I will bring them back home…I will feed them on the mountains…and by the rivers and in all the places where people live. Yes, I will give them good pastureland... There they will lie down in pleasant places and feed in the lush pastures of the hills. I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD.

I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will feed them, yes—feed them justice!”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭34‬:‭11‬-‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬
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10/11/2026

Teach me Your Way, Lord

“All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭86‬:‭9‬-‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

10/10/2026

His Arms of Faithfulness are Your Shield

“When you abide under the shadow of Shaddai, you are hidden in the strength of God Most High. He’s the hope that holds me and the stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence.

He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and he will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse. His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you. You can run under his covering of majesty and hide. His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭TPT‬‬

10/09/2026

One Person Sharpens Another

“Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘The LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’ ” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.”
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭20‬:‭42‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Read the story of David and Jonathan’s friendship: 1 Samuel 20:1-42

Many things can pull people together–hobbies, habits, politics, cuisine, culture, and shared dreams. But the one thing that puts steel in the cement of friendship is God.

Focus on people who share the same love for God and the things of God. You’re not looking for perfect people but those who are certainly on the same path of following Christ.

Friends often come in packages that may surprise you. God will give us friends who look and act very differently than ourselves. Background and style are not the measures for choosing friends. Look for those who aim to glorify God and help you win—substance matters more than style.

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬
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10/08/2026

“You didn’t choose me. I chose you...”
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭16a NLT‬‬

“In friendship...we think we have chosen our peers. In reality a few years' difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of
another...the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting--any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking no chances. A
secret master of ceremonies has been at work.

Christ, who said to the disciples, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you," can truly say to every group of Christian friends, "Ye have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another." The friendship is not a reward
for our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.”
- C.S. Lewis “The Four Loves,” 1960.