Today is Tuesday, July 30, 2019, and here is your daily devote. We should be very thankful that our Lord carries both a rod and a staff. God uses both of these instruments for our good, just as He provides for our every need and guides us to the right path. The less we think that we are at the center of the Lord's universe, we should take a look at the ultimate motivation for His guidance.
His name's sake. All that God does is for our good and His glory. The sheep doesn't get the credit for any of this, the benefit yes, but not the credit. The one yielding the rod gets the credit, not the helpless sheep, the one using the staff gets the credit, not the senseless sheep, the one guiding and providing gets the credit, not the helpless sheep.
The shepherd always gets the credit, the glory, not the sheep. This truth should keep us from thinking highly of ourselves and getting puffed up with pride. In fact, it is the clearest reminder conceivable that we are not the center of God's affection. God is.
He created us for His glory and redeems people for the praise of His glorious grace. Think about this. Why do you think verse 3 states that God does these things for His name's sake? What type of attitude and mindset should this truth foster within us?
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