I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.
He is Compassionate
Matthew 9:36 NIV
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
He Seeks the Lost
Matthew 18:12–14 NIV
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
He Intimately Knows His Children
John 10:14–15 NIV
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
His Children Know His Voice
John 10:4 NIV
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
He Protects His Sheep
John 10:9 NIV
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
He Laid Down His Life
John 10:11 NIV
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 16:12 NIV
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.
