The Wednesday Word: Behold your God! By Miles McKee

“He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young” (Isaiah 40:11).
Pause a while and think of this verse. It gives us a wonderful picture of the Lord Jesus. Let’s unfold some of its treasures word for word.
‘He’
Who is this ‘He’?
He is the Messiah (Matthew 1:1).
He is Immanuel; God with us (Matthew 1:23).
He is God manifest in the flesh ( I Timothy 3:16).
He is the one Who is revealed in the Word of God under a vast array of titles, names, characters and offices. For example, He is,
Our Hope – 1 Timothy 1:1
Our Peace – Ephesians 2:14
Our Prophet – Hebrews 1:1-3
Our Redeemer – Job 19:25, Galatians 3:13
Our Rock – 1 Corinthians 10:4
Our Sacrifice - 1 John 4:10
Our Saviour – Luke 2:11
The Supreme Creator Over All - 1 Corinthians 1:16-17
The Resurrection and the Life - John 11:25
The Door – John 10:9
The Way – John 14:6
The Eternal Word – John 1:1
The True Vine - John 15:1
The Truth – " John 8:32
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace – Isaiah 9:6
‘Shall’ – Without doubt, or fear, or uncertainty.
‘Feed’ – Nourish, provide for, sustain.
‘His Flock’ ––His own, peculiar, personal, property. The Flock is given by the Father (John 6:37), redeemed by the Son (Ephesians 1:7) and brought alive by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:1); therefore, the flock is ‘His’ by gift – by purchase and by the conquest of grace.
‘Like a Shepherd’ In verse 10 it says, “Behold your God who shall come.” Do you really want to see what God is like? The 11th verse gives us the answer. Did you notice it? Look at the 11th verse. It says, “He shall feed His flock like a shepherd:” He’s a shepherd. This is our God. This is His portrait. He goes before His sheep, removing hindrances and difficulties; to shield us from danger and protect us from enemies. He seeks us when we go astray and provides the best pasture for us.
‘He shall Gather.’ That’s what a shepherd does. He gathers. He doesn’t scatter. No ‘shape up or ship out’ message comes from His lips.
‘The Lambs’ – He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them in his bosom; these are strong arms. Verse 10 says ‘The Lord will come with strong hand and His arm shall rule for Him.’ The Father’s arms neither grow tired nor weary carrying His children.
“What have I to dread,
What have I to fear,
Leaning on the everlasting arms?
I have blessed peace
With my Lord so near,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.”
Leaning, Leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.”
Remember how Jesus told it? He said, “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). He also declared, “I am the door. By Me if any man enters in, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9). He is also the Great Shepherd. That is why we read in Hebrews 13:20, “Now the God of peace who brought again from the dead, that Great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant.”
Our Lord is the Good, Chief and Great Shepherd.
Behold your God!
He is pictured as a shepherd with little lambs in his arms.
Behold your God!
He is the shepherd with lambs in his bosom.
Behold your God!
He gently leads those that are with young.
Behold your God!
Our God is our Shepherd. What a Shepherd! He encircles His flock with tender care and love. He loses none of us. I want to shout, Hallelujah! This is our God. He is the God who comes as a shepherd with the lambs in His arm.
And that’s the Gospel Truth!