Pray That The Lord will be Your Shepherd
Pray That The Lord will be Your Shepherd
Today, we will pray that the Lord will be our Shepherd. There are many shepherds in the world. There are some who pretended to be shepherds but they are hirelings (John 12:12-13). When the hirelings see the wolf coming, they will abandon the sheep. The hirelings don’t really care for the sheep. Instead they exposed them to danger and ran away because they could not defend the sheep. The Lord who is our Shepherd will always stand by His sheep come rain come sunshine. He will never abandon you. That is why He said that he will never leave you nor forsake you.
There are some shepherds who only take care of themselves. They are self-centered and they don’t really care for the sheep (Ezekiel 34:2-10). They feed fat on the sheep while the sheep starves. Jesus Christ our Lord is not a self-centered Shepherd. He is ready to defend us to the extent that He laid down His lives for the sheep. Jesus died so that we might live. He was wounded so that we might be healed. Jesus was punished for your sins so that you might be exonerated from your sins. He became poor so that you might be rich. He went to the grave, died and resurrected so that the grave will not have dominion over you. Jesus came to rescue you from eternal damnation. That is why you need to pray that the Lord will be your Shepherd.
Let the Lord Guide You as Your Shepherd
The scriptures describe some shepherds as worthless. One of the characteristics of these worthless shepherds is that they abandon the flock (Zechariah 11:17). Jesus who is our Shepherd will never abandon you. He said even though you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, you should not fear any evil because He is with you. He promised to be your refuge and strength and a very present help in trouble. Jesus is the true Shepherd who stands by His own at all times. Once you acknowledge Him as your Lord and Saviour, He will not deny you. He stood by that woman who was caught in adultery and He rescued her. Worthless shepherds don’t stand by their flock but Jesus will always stand by you even in trouble.
There are some other shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of God’s pasture. They will scatter God’s flock and drive them away. Such shepherds refuse to attend to the flock of God. God said that He will attend to their evil deeds (Jeremiah 23:1-2). Jesus our great Shepherd does not scatter His flock. He embraces them, feeds them and sustains them. If you have not already made Jesus your Lord and your Shepherd, it is high time you embraced Him as your Shepherd today. He can heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds. He can rescue you from danger and take proper care of you. As we pray today, pray that the Lord will be your Shepherd.
Prayer Points:
- Father, I thank you because you are my Shepherd and I lack nothing. Thank you Jesus for making me lie down in green pastures and for leading me beside quiet waters. Father, I thank you for refreshing my soul and for guiding me in the path of righteousness for your name’s sake. Lord, I thank you for delivering me from the darkest valley. Thank you Jesus because your rod and staff comfort me.
Psalm 23:1-4 (NIV)
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
2. Father, I thank you because you are the good Shepherd. Thank you Jesus for laying down your life for me. Lord, I pray that you will always be my Shepherd as I surrender myself to your leadership.
John 10:11 (ESV)
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
3. Father, I thank you for feeding your flock like a shepherd. Thank you Jesus for carrying me in your arms and for holding me close to your heart. Father, I thank you for gently leading me in the right path. Lord, I pray that you will always be my shepherd and I will never go astray in Jesus’ name.
Isaiah 40:11 (NLT)
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
4. Father, I thank you because you look after me as your sheep and you brought me out of the danger in the world into your marvelous light. Lord, I pray that you will forever be my shepherd and you will deliver me from the cloudy and dark day.
Ezekiel 34:11-12 (KJV)
For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
5. Father, I thank you because you are the God of peace. Father, I thank you because through the blood of the eternal covenant you brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep. Lord, I pray that you will always be my Shepherd and I shall not want in Jesus’ name.
Hebrews 13:20 (NIV)
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep.
Pray for the Lord’s Guidance and Protection as Your Shepherd
6. Father, I pray that you will rescue all the straying sheep and let them return to the Shepherd and the Overseer of their souls. I pray for all those that are walking in the path of destruction that you will save them and rescue them from destruction in Jesus’ name.
1 Peter 2:25 (ESV)
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
7. Father, I pray that you will guide me because I am one of your sheep. Lord, I pray that you will guide me and make a way for me in the wilderness in Jesus’ name. Lord, I pray that you will always be my Shepherd and you will deliver me from all forms of dangers in Jesus’ name.
Psalm 78:52 (NKJV)
But He made His own people go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
8. Father, I pray that you will constantly stand and shepherd me as a member of your flock in Jesus’ name. Lord, I pray that I will live securely in you. I thank you Jesus because your greatness reaches to the end of the earth. Lord, I pray that you will be my Shepherd and you will allow your greatness to be revealed through me in Jesus’ name.
Micah 5:4 (NIV)
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
9. Father, I thank you for wiping away tears from my eyes. I pray that the Lamb on the throne will always be my shepherd from now and throughout eternity. Thank you Jesus because you will lead me to springs of life-giving water.
Revelation 7:17 (NLT)
For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.
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