PART VIIII FINDING THE HEART OF GOD IN LIFE'S GREATEST STORM

In the last section that I wrote on the topic,

 "Finding The Heart Of God in Life's

Greatest Storm" I shared that I didn't understand

what the Lord meant in the scripture that said,

 "I will set you up upon a rock." Even though it was

a physical rock in my life, the Lord reminds

us that he is our rock.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress,

and my deliverer; my God, my strength,

in whom I will trust; my buckler,

and the horn of my salvation,

and my high tower.

Psalms‬ ‭18‬:‭2‬

As our pastor was preaching Sunday he spoke

about the shepherd who went out after the 

one lost sheep.  He left the fold and went 

in search of that one lost sheep. When he 

found it, he picked it up and placed it

around his neck and the sheep was resting 

on His shoulders.  The great shepherd carried 

the lost sheep into the city.  He told everyone

that He had found His lost sheep. 

He invited everyone to join in on the feast.

What man of you, having an hundred sheep,

if he lose one of them, doth not leave the

ninety and nine in the wilderness,

and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on

his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he

cometh home, he calleth together his friends

and neighbours, saying unto them,

Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep

which was lost.

Luke‬ ‭15‬:‭4-6‬

Did you notice He said, "I have found 

my sheep which was lost?"  He didn't say I

found the sheep or my masters sheep.  He 
said, "my sheep". 

Did you also notice He didn't walk 

into the city complaining about

the sheep going astray.  His heart was

filled with love and compassion.  He

was joyous that He found the sheep 

before the wolves found it, before
It became a victim of its own 
circumstances

There are times that His 

sheep do not deliberately stray, they

may not even understand they have 

gone astray until they look up and

relialize there is no other flock close

by or the shepherd is nowhere around. 
No matter the circumstance that
Shepherd will leave the flock
in order to find the one lost one.

Upon His shoulders Is where he placed me
and tenderly, lovingly brought

me back into the pastures to safety.  

It wasn't that I deliberarely strayed but
that I found myself being circled by a predictor
who would enjoy bringing distruction
upon me had the hand of God
not swiftly set me up upon the rock, His
shoulders, high above the enemy.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide 

me in his pavilion: in the secret of his 

tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall 

set me up upon a rock. 

Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭5‬

You may be aware that you have strayed
from the great shepherd.  You may feel you 

have wandered so far that the shepherd 

would never allow you to return.  I can assure

you, if you are reading this and feel you have

gone too far, that's a sign that you have not.  

The Lord has placed this blog before your eyes
and he is now touching your heart and wooing 

you back.  He wants to gently pick you up, 

place you upon His shoulders and carry you

back into the fold.  He longs to announce to

His friends, to the Angels in heaven that

He has found His lost sheep.  You can accept

His arms of love or you can run deeper into

the thicket, away from His care.   But that still
doesn't change the fact that He is pursuing the
His lost sheep, you!