"The Lord is my shepherd. This picture of the ever-faithful shepherd who meets all our needs is a familiar one to Christians. The prophet, Isaiah, also has a well-known description of Him. "He tends His flock:...He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young" (Isa. 40:11).
In the first part of this study, we concentrated on the shepherd. In the second part, we want to better see the relationship between the shepherd and his sheep, how he cares and protects the flock, even at the cost of his own life.
Is there ever enough money for our needs? When I was growing up, although the average family didn't have much, most families regularly put aside money in their savings account. Today, many families are thousands of dollars in debt, slaves to their merciless credit cards.
In the first part of this study we looked at God's economic plan for our success, including the tithe and offerings. In this part we will continue our search on the relationship between giving and receiving.
The novel, The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown has provoked an outpouring of emotion; everything from fascination with "new ideas" about Jesus' life to anger over the falsifying of biblical truth. Although the author admits his book is fiction, his ideas, nevertheless, have gripped many readers bringing confusion and even acceptance for those not grounded in Scripture.