Jesus Christ Is the Great Shepherd of His Sheep

It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). As He had mercy on Paul, in order to demonstrate His perfect patience (1 Tim. 1:16), so also does He seek out His sheep from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day (Ezek. 34:12). To deliver His flock, He will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken, and strengthen the sick (Ezek. 34:16), and they will no longer be a prey (Ezek. 34:22). He sets over them one great Good Shepherd, the Son of David, who will feed them himself and be their shepherd (Ezek. 34:23). For Christ Jesus is the one Man who, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, would leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it (Luke 15:4). When He finds the lost one and brings it home rejoicing, the angels of God and all the company of heaven rejoice with Him, with great joy (Luke 15:7, 10).