Christ Goes Before
“And
when He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them, and the
sheep follow Him: for they know His voice.” -John
10:4 [KJV]
In
the countries of the east, the shepherd goes before the sheep and
they follow him. When he says, “Let us go to the well,” they
follow him. When he says, “Let us go down into that dark valley,”
they go after him. So it is with Christ. Christ never called a sheep
to go where He never went Himself. He has borne all that He calls His
sheep to bear. Christ went in a lower level of sorrow than you will
be called to go.
Do
not be alarmed then when you are called to suffer, you will not be
called to go where He has not gone. Do not be afraid to put down your
tender feet where He put down His. And it is still true that He goes
before you. “When
thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the
rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon
thee” (Isaiah
43:2). Do not be afraid then when Christ is before you.
-copied
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