- We are like the Sheep going astray, but now have returned to the Shepherd
We are like the Sheep going astray
Isaiah 53:5-6
New King James Version (NKJV)
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Now have returned to the Shepherd
1 Peter 2:24-25
New King James Version (NKJV)
24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer[a] of your souls.
Footnotes:
- 1 Peter 2:25 Greek Episkopos
Returned is Passive Tense
- Which means Its not you return, someone is returning you to the shepherd
- Healing operates best when you know that you are part of the flock and the Lord is your shepherd
- When He is your Shepherd you shall not lack
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