September 11, 2024
Daily Devotion:
"The Good Shepherd"
Micah 5:4-5
New International Version
4 He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. 5 And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds, even eight commanders.
Micah looks ahead in time and makes a prophecy of the siege of Jerusalem. He calls Jerusalem “daughter of
troops” because he sees the multitude of armies and soldiers that will attack the Holy City. God would use these multitudes of powerful Babylonian troops to
fulfill His judgment upon the people of Judah.
And then he turns his eyes to the Messiah, Jesus, who would be sent as a tender child to the little town of
Bethlehem and will become the ruler of Israel (once more, we have prophecies referred to different times – the first coming of Jesus as a child and His second coming as King at the end of times).
When Jesus returns in His second coming, He will shepherd and care for His flock and will make His people
dwell secure. Today, He also cares for us as our Good Shepherd. He gives peace and joy to all who come to Him. He has left for us “his precious and very great promises” (2 Peter 1:4) to encourage our hearts.
We have a Holy God who doesn´t stand sin but we also have a loving Good Shepherd who takes care of every single need.
