daily reading 28.5 (Zechariah 11:15–17)

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023

Our opening prayer for this week:

The will of God is always best and shall be done forever,
And they who trust in him are blest; he will forsake them never.
He helps indeed in time of need; He chastens with forebearing.
They who depend on God, their Friend, Shall not be left despairing.

God is my comfort and my trust, My hope and life abiding,
And to his counsel, wise and just, I yield, in him confiding.
The very hairs, his Word declares, upon my head he numbers.
By night and day God is my stay; He never sleeps nor slumbers.

Lord, this I ask; oh, hear my plea— Deny me not this favor:
When Satan sorely troubles me, Then do not let me waver.
Keep watch and ward, O gracious Lord; Fulfill your faithful saying:
All who believe by grace receive an answer to their praying.

When life’s brief course on earth is run And I this world am leaving,
Grant me to say, “Your will be done,” Your faithful Word believing.
My heavenly Friend, I now commend My soul into your keeping,
O’er sin and hell And death as well Through you the victory reaping. Amen.

 

Zechariah 11:15–17    

  • The LORD also said to me: "Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
  • 16 "I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are perishing, and he will not seek the lost or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.
  • 17 "Woe to the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither away and his right eye go completely blind!"
Helpful notes on Zechariah 11:15–17



For yourself pray:

  • That God in Christ shepherds you today and forever

For others pray:

  • That God does not allow the end-times Antichrist to prosper much longer

A psalm to listen to, as time allows:

  • Psalm 89 (YouTube, soloist with guitar)

 

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