Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 33-34; Psalm 119:145-176; Isaiah 60; Matthew 8
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. (Psalms 119:176)
The last verse of the longest Psalm is a confession of sin by David. Do you confess your sin to God? In the life of this shepherd king, he had gone looking for many lost sheep. He knew the dangers to a little lamb that strayed away from the flock. A lamb is tiny and there are many predators that would devour such a small, helpless creature. Wolves, eagles, and lions are always hungry and seeking for a little lamb to devour. The Bible uses the metaphor of God's people being sheep and straying away from him.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6)
Are you in a vulnerable position? Are you straying away from Jesus the good shepherd and his flock? When David strayed, he knew it. He realized that he was not where he should be because he knew God's Word. Even though his life was not where it ought to be, he had the Word of God to let him know the path that he should be on.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalms 119:11)
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalms 119:105)
Do you know God's Word so that you know when you are straying away from where the Lord Jesus wants you to be? The Word hidden in the heart of a believer is a map to avoid sin and run hard toward God. The Word is a light to the path we are to follow. If you know the Word, when you stray from it you will know it. You will be rebuked by the Holy Spirit as he points out to you that you are not following God's Word.
When David realized he had strayed, he first confessed this to God and then he asked God to seek him. He wanted the Shepherd to come and get him.
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? (Matthew 18:12)
Jesus comes looking for lost sheep. Are you one of his sheep? Are you straying from the path? Confess and ask him to get you where you need to be!
In Christ,
Rody
