by Leanne Lippincott

What a simple and yet uplifting message God gives us here! He made us, and we are his children, his people. I especially like the analogy that we are “the sheep of his pasture” (v. 3). Sometimes we don’t like to be thought of as sheep. They aren’t among the brightest of God’s creatures, and they tend to be blind followers. But I also picture sheep as soft, cuddly creatures, protected by a burly yet tenderhearted shepherd who will travel to the ends of the earth to save even one of his animals. We should continually thank and praise the Good Shepherd for his faithful, enduring love, and for his merciful care that stretches into eternity.