A shepherd’s care for his flock
Is not to be untold
He shares a plea to keep his sheep
Safe within its folds.
Yet as he does, if one should stray
Into the cold fields alone
He’ll follow them and earnestly seek
To save their lives, their souls.
Why such concern for a wandering lamb?
As its only ONE life you say.
Because, Christ our King knows each by name
He died for ONE that day!
Therefore shepherds, tend to your flock
Nurture and feed them HIS way!
Please, practice what you preach each day
So your lambs won’t go astray.
Have courage to be the leader He’s called
And guide your flock towards Heavens home.
For, if sheep get lost, what a terrible cost
Some shepherds may have to pay!
Soul Seeds…
Each of us has God given gifts and talents to be used for the glory of His Kingdom. While I believe all of them are uniquely needed to compliment the body of Christ as a whole , I think our leaders have been given a special charge to guide and lead the souls under their care. I think this applies to ALL forms of leadership from our government to our pastors and elders, and even to our husbands as the head of our homes. This certainly isn’t to mean that all the responsibility is theirs though or that we aren’t accountable for ourselves. It doesn’t mean they aren’t going to make mistakes either. I do believe it means they need our support and respect more than ever though. I also believe that each of us as Christians has a responsibility to love and nurture others just as a shepherd cares for His flock, so that they may see Jesus in you and I then hopefully, they’ll want what we have!
Jessie Jeanine 
March 24, 2012 at 11:01 am
Jessie i haven’t heard from you.are you ok..
March 24, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Hello Betty! I am doing OK my friend ~ thank you so much for asking :) I’ve been so busy writing stories this week that I haven’t been able to finish another poem to post yet. I hope all is well with you?
March 25, 2012 at 8:45 am
ok thank you i’m just use to seeing you out there and havent heard from ya..God bless you
March 2, 2012 at 6:19 pm
We DO need to feed his Lambs each and every day! Bless you for this post! If we love Him, we are commanded to Feed His Lambs!
March 2, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Yes we are. I wanted to go in too many directions with this one… I may pull it apart later and create two more from it. Have a blessed weekend my friend!
March 2, 2012 at 2:46 am
Hi Jesse,
Wonderful post! Thanks for planting the “soul seeds.” The poem was beautiful! God bless!
Paulette
March 2, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Thank you Paulette and have a blessed weekend!
March 1, 2012 at 2:36 am
The sheep know the shepherd’s voice. This is true even when the sheep are mixed together and the shepherd is covered up. Amazing! God gives us such beautiful pictures of our relationship with Him.
March 1, 2012 at 2:52 pm
“God gives us such beautiful pictures of our relationship with Him.” I love that ~ thank you Derek!
February 29, 2012 at 6:57 pm
Hello Jessie good post I just heard a teaching on this last night on the radio and me and a few other people commented about what the shepherd is to be. Jesus being our model and how He loved us so much that He left the 99 just to go and get that one which was lost. Thanks for sharing.
February 29, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Thank you Desiray and love your comment as it sums it up so well for all of us :) Many blessings!
February 29, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Beautiful written! God Bless :)
February 29, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Blessings to you as well my friend and thank you!
February 29, 2012 at 5:37 pm
thanks for ‘liking’ my posts–I love to read your blog.
February 29, 2012 at 6:08 pm
Thanks so much :)