5d80d7912b Note, A child of God may meet the messengers of death, and receive its summons with a holy security and serenity of mind. Gad-about.' This one ewe produced more problems for me than almost all the rest of the flock combined. They are somewhat dissatisfied, always feeling that somehow the grass beyond the fence must be a little greener. David found him so, and so have we. No creature will lose itself sooner than a sheep, so apt is it to go astray, and then so unapt to find the way back. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
To all their distress, the heartless, selfish owner seemed utterly callous and indifferent. Death is a king of terrors, but not to the sheep of Christ; they tremble at it no more than sheep do that are appointed for the slaughter. God leads his people, not to the standing waters which corrupt and gather filth, not to the troubled sea, nor to the rapid rolling floods, but to the silent purling waters; for the still but running waters agree best with those spirits that flow out towards God and yet do it silently. It is milk for babes, pasture for sheep, never barren, never eaten bare, never parched, but always a green pasture for faith to feed in. (3.) They are well helped when any thing ails them: He restoreth my soul. She was restless – discontented – a fence crawler. When all is said and done the welfare of any flock is entirely dependent upon the management afforded them by their owner.
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