My children are very tender. Can I trust you to care
for them?
Will you put their welfare above yours? Will your
drive for lawful money, wealth and fame result in their neglect? Do you love Me
more than the miracles, more than the food I so richly give you? When they had
finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you
love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I
love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."Jn
21:15(ESV)
When you are hungry will you feed from them or feed
on them? They are living stones to be built up, not bread to be eaten and
passed out. I have put a
shepherd in charge of my flock, but he does not help the sheep that are
threatened by destruction; nor does he look for the lost, or heal those that
are hurt, or feed the healthy. Instead, he eats the meat of the fattest sheep
and tears off their hoofs
Zec 11:16(GNB).
When they come to you in weakness needing strength;
when they share their struggles and indecisions and ask for the counsel of
heaven, will you lead them to me or astray? True teachings were in his mouth, and falsehood was
not found on his lips. He walked with me peacefully and righteously, and he
turned many from sin. For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and
people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he's the messenger of
the LORD… Mal 2:6-7(ISV)
When they are weak and wounded, wallowing in
repeated mistakes and errors, will you prey on them and finish them off, or
will you heal them? A crushed reed he
will not break, and a fading candle he won't snuff out. He'll bring forth
justice for the truth Is
42:3(ISV). When they open up to you the graves of their lives,
and the smell of death and decay comes through as you see them bound to wrong
behavior, will you turn your nose in disgust? Or will you speak life to them? So the stone was moved away from the entrance of the
tomb. Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you for hearing me. After
Jesus had said this, he shouted as loudly as he could, "Lazarus, come
out!"Jn 11:41, 43(GW)
O there’s something you need to know about speaking
the word to them: will you be the example for them to follow? In your secret as
well as observed life? Don't be rulers
over the people entrusted to you, but be examples for the flock to follow 1Pt 5:3(GW). Speaking the word and living differently is very
dangerous. It drives their ears from hearing me. Among the
prophets of Jerusalem I saw a horrible thing, for they commit adultery and live
a lie. They strengthen the hands of those who do evil, so that no one repents
of his evil Jer 23:14(ISV). Your life is so important to me: they need to see
me through it. It comes before all your preaching and teaching. Pay close attention to your life and your teaching.
Persevere in these things, because if you do so, you will save both yourself
and those who listen to you. 1Tm 4:16(ISV)
Can I trust you my beloved?
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