O Senhor é o meu pastor
O Salmo 23 é a expressão máxima da confiança em Deus como Pastor. Jesus se declarou o Bom Pastor que conhece suas ovelhas, cuida delas e dá a própria vida por elas.
O Senhor é o meu Pastor
Davi declarou com confiança que o Senhor é seu pastor e nada lhe faltará. Ele nos guia, nos restaura e nos conduz em caminhos de justiça.
O Bom Pastor
Jesus é o Bom Pastor que conhece suas ovelhas pelo nome. Ele dá a vida por elas, as protege e nenhuma pode ser arrebatada de sua mão.
11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.
14 "I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me;15 just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.16 "I have other sheep also, which do not belong to this fold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
2 "but he who comes in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.3 "The porter opens the door for him; the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.4 "When he has brought all his own sheep, he walks before them and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
25 For you were straying like lost sheep, but you are now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
4 Then, when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, you too will receive the fadeless wreath of glory.
O cuidado pastoral de Deus
Como pastor terno e forte, Deus carrega os cordeiros nos braços e guia com cuidado as ovelhas que amamentam.