Looking for Scattered Sheep
I use our church directory to pray for all of the members of our church each week. I see this as one of the most important things I can do as pastor of the church. After all, I am the shepherd of the flock.. God will hold me responsible for how I cared for His flock. As I pray through the members of the church, I see so many who do not go to church now. Maybe they have moved away, or maybe they have had health problems or personal problems. I always pray for God to show me how to help them. The shepherds of Judah, the priests, had not fulfilled their ministry to care for God's flock. He was angry with them, and He told them He was going to be their Shepherd Himself. (Ezekiel 34:12) "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." Since this is the heart of God, it ought to be our heart, as believers, too. I want to encourage all of us to stop for a...