{"id":2981,"date":"2014-08-30T10:30:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T10:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2014-08-30T10:30:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T10:30:36","slug":"he-will-carry-the-lambs-in-his-arms-holding-them-close-to-his-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=2981","title":{"rendered":"He will carry the lambs in His arms, holding them close to his heart!"},"content":{"rendered":"

He will carry the lambs <\/em>in His arms,
\nholding them close to his heart!<\/strong><\/p>\n

(James Smith, “The Pastor’s Evening Visit”)<\/p>\n

“Fear not, little flock!”<\/em> Luke 12:32<\/p>\n

The Savior’s flock is small.
\nIt exists in the harsh desert.
\nEnemies surround it.
\nHis lambs<\/em>, especially, are timid.<\/p>\n

But He says, “Fear not, little flock!”<\/em><\/p>\n

You are your Shepherd’s care!<\/p>\n

You are His property!<\/p>\n

You are His delight!<\/p>\n

He is always present with you!<\/p>\n

He is omnipotent to defend you!<\/p>\n

Every perfection of His divine nature is employed for you!<\/p>\n

He has never lost one of His charge yet–and He never will!<\/p>\n

It was said of Him by the prophet, “He will feed His flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs <\/em>in His arms, holding them close to his heart<\/strong>. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young!” Isaiah 40:11<\/p>\n

He gathers <\/em>His sheep to His fold.
\nHe feeds <\/em>them in good pasture.
\nHe restores <\/em>them when they wander.<\/p>\n

His CARE of them is incessant!
\nHis LOVE to them passes knowledge!
\nThe PROVISION He has made for them is suitable and abundant.
\nBeloved, let us know <\/em>our Shepherd.
\nLet us listen <\/em>to His voice.
\nLet us keep close<\/em> to His side.
\nLet us feed <\/em>and rest <\/em>among His sheep.
\nLet us exercise confidence <\/em>in His kindness and care.
\nLet us banish our fears, for why should we be alarmed?
\nLet us cast all our concerns and cares–upon the good Shepherd!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

He will carry the lambs in His arms, holding them close to his heart! (James Smith, “The Pastor’s Evening Visit”) “Fear not, little flock!” Luke 12:32 The Savior’s flock is small. It exists in the harsh desert. Enemies surround it. His lambs, especially, are timid. But He says, “Fear not, little flock!” You are your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-author-james-smith","category-believers-assurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2981"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2982,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2981\/revisions\/2982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}