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Scripture Meditation No. 1687
AATHAVAN – 20.09.2025, Saturday
“For you were
continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and
Guardian of your souls.” (1 Peter 2:25, NASB)
Straying or scattered
sheep represent our old life without Christ. Only when we realize the condition
of a lost sheep can we fully understand the transformation that happens in our
lives once we are redeemed by Christ.
The first struggles
of a lost sheep are food and shelter. When under the shepherd’s care, sheep
have timely food and water. They also have a safe fold for rest and protection
during rain or scorching sun. Moreover, the shepherd guards them from dangerous
wild animals.
Likewise, when we
lived apart from Christ, the Good Shepherd, we were like scattered and straying
sheep, pressed with many needs and problems. But today’s verse tells us that
now we have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of our souls. Therefore, those
of us who believe and have accepted Christ now enjoy sufficient food, shelter,
and protection.
Jesus Christ, the
Good Shepherd, is God the Father’s greatest gift to us. For our salvation, the
Father gave His Son to the world and even allowed Him to suffer greatly for us.
Truly, “All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to
his own way; But the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all to fall on Him.”
(Isaiah 53:6, NASB).
This Good Shepherd,
Jesus Christ, said: “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and My own
know Me, just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My
life for the sheep.” (John 10:14–15, NASB). Christ, who protects us, knows
each of us personally, knows our needs, and even gave His life for us—something
we should never forget.
We who were once like
scattered sheep have now come to the Good Shepherd. Therefore, like David we
too can joyfully declare: “Even though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4, NASB). Let us continue to live with Him in
joy and fellowship.

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