Let this be written for a future generation,that a people not yet created may praise the Lord:19 “The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high,from heaven he viewed the earth,20 to hear the groans of the prisonersand release those condemned to death.”21 So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zionand his praise in Jerusalem22 when the peoples and the kingdomsassemble to worship the Lord. Psalm 102: 18-22

My wife and I met with our son at Perkins's yesterday morning. Since she had to be at a special weekend event at her school we drove in separate cars. She picked our son up from college and I drove straight to Perkins claiming a booth for the three of us. As I waited I read from the Psalms Then I read these words by Max Lucado: 

Jesus: a good shepherd tends to his sheep.
Like the sheep, the rest of our wounds come from living in the pasture.  The pasture of the sheep, however,is much more appealing. The sheep have to face wounds from thorns and thistles. We have to face aging, loss,and illness. Some of us face betrayal and injustice. Live long enough in this world, and most of us will face deep, deep hurts of some kind or another.

So we, like the sheep, get wounded.  And we like the sheep, have a shepherd. Remember the words we read? "We belong to him;we are his people, the sheep he tends" (Psalm 100:3) He will do for you what the shepherd does for the sheep. He will tend to  you.

If the Gospels teach us teach us anything, they teach us that Jesus is a Good Shepherd. " I am the good shepherd," Jesus announces. " The good shepherd  gives his life for the sheep." (John 10:11)

Didn't Jesus spread the oil of preservation on his disciples? He prayed for them. He equipped them before He sent them out. He revealed to them the secrets of the parables. He interrupted their arguments  and calmed their fears. Because he was a good shepherd, he protected them against disappointments.

Not only did Jesus prevent wounds, he healed them. He touched the eyes of the blind man. He touched the disease of the leper. He touched the body of the dead girl. Jesus tends to his sheep. He touched the searching heart of Nicodemus. He touched the open heart of Zacchaeus.  He touched the broken heart of Mary Magdalene. He touched the confused heart of Cleopas. And he touched the stubborn heart of Paul and the repentant heart of Peter. 

Jesus tends to his sheep.

And he will tend to you. (From A Gentle Thunder by Max Lucado)  

I was reminded once again all of difficult times Jesus rescued me from the storms of this life. I was reminded of the numerous times that Jesus rescued our friends from those storms. He is the gentle shepherd who walks with us and talks to us through the pages of scripture and in our prayer life.

The next time you are struggling with some aspect of this life call on the name of Jesus. He truly wants to be your guide in life.