Jesus Christ is our Lord and shepherd. He is the great shepherd of the sheep, the good shepherd, the shepherd and bishop of our souls.

When the ark was brought to Jerusalem and placed in the tent David had pitched for it, he wrote this song of thanksgiving that comprises the central part of 1 Chronicles 16 (verses 8-36).

Praise the Lord that it is the spirit that matters not the flesh, that we need not concern ourselves with genealogies for God is not a respecter of persons but of faith, as it is that which He counts for righteousness.

God had Gideon reduce his army from 32,000 to 300 fervent fighters — more than 99 percent of the men who had answered Gideon’s initial call to arms returned back to the camp, keeping less than 1 percent to go forth into battle.

As strangers and pilgrims on the earth, we must love not the world but seek after that better country, always pressing toward the mark knowing that when we resist the temptations of the devil, he will flee from us.