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Isaiah 40:11- “He will gently lead the mother sheep with her young.” 


I was sitting at the pool on vacation in Jacksonville, FL, a little terrified. No, tremendously terrified over the news I had just received. A positive pregnancy test. I had 2 beautiful babies, but I was a mess of a mother.  I had told Jesus that I would have more if He’d help me & He obviously would.  Now, at the pool, I asked for a promise...a promise that I would be able to handle three babies.  I picked up where I had left off in Isaiah & read “He will gently lead Heather with her young.”

A few years later at a Titus Women’s retreat (with baby #5 in tow) I would learn that the word for “gently lead” is the Hebrew word, nahal. Nahal (from Strong’s Concordance) means to protect, sustain, carry, feed, guide, lead, TO RUN WITH A SPARKLE. How precious is that? The picture I see is of a little lamb being gently led and able to skip, hop, and run with the knowledge that she will be protected.  Yes, wolves may come, but the Good Shepherd is big enough to handle any predator.

The promise: Jesus wants to take such great care of us that we run with radiance, with the knowledge that we are being sustained.  So much sparkle that we leave a little behind everywhere we go. There may be wolves in our midst, but we don’t need to fear because our Good Shepherd is taking care of us...
He will sustain you...
He will carry you...
He will feed you...
He will guide you...
He will lead you...
He will cause you to leave a little glitter everywhere you go....

Let’s run the race set before us today with the knowledge that we can run with a sparkle!

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