No matter how many times I read the Bible, I am amazed at how inexhaustible it is. I read Jude today and it was like reading it for the first time. One verse stuck with me all throughout the day. It occurs in the midst of a vivid description of the ungodly:
Vs. 12 - "These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in the late autumn, twice dead, uprooted..." (ESV)
The phrase "shepherds feeding themselves" hit me hard. What kind of a shepherd is characterized by feeding himself? One that doesn't feed his sheep? And then the application to my own life - what kind of a mother doesn't feed her children? Of course, if a mother didn't feed her children physical food, anyone would be quick to call her unfit. But, what about when I neglect to feed my children spiritual food? To give them the Word. Someday they will be able to feed themselves, just like my baby who is learning how to bring the spoon to his mouth. But, right now, they need me to feed them. How easy to neglect this very important discipline! But I would never, no not ever, just stop feeding my children their daily bread. So how could I justify skipping over their spiritual Bread? LORD, please help me to be faithful to feed my lambs from your Word. Thank You for showing me what I need to do and for providing the strength to do it. In Jesus' Name, Amen
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