11. JEHOVAH-RAAH – “The Lord my shepherd” – In the Bible God compares Himself to a shepherd. God paints the biblical picture of a shepherd with his sheep as one filled with both tenderness and promise.
Psalm 23:1 – The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.
Isaiah 53:6 – All of us like sheep have gone astray.
The shepherd is there to protect his flock from harm and to see that all their needs are met. God is our shepherd because He does the same thing for us. Without a shepherd the sheep could not survive and neither can we.
John 10:27 – My sheep hear My voice.
Isaiah 40:11 – Like a shepherd He will tend His flock. In His arms He will gather the lambs, and carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Jesus is the Great Shepherd of His sheep. He is the One who came to seek and to save that which was lost. Jesus is the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls. Jesus is the Chief Shepherd who will one day return in glory with eternal rewards in His hands.
Psalm 100:3 – Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and nor we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalm 28:9 – Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance, shepherd them also, and bear them up forever.