Command 46: Feed My Sheep
Bible verses for meditation
In addition to meditation on John 21:15–17, meditating on the verses below will provide you with further insight and understanding of Christ’s command: Feed My Sheep.
I Peter 5:2–4
“Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.”
Psalm 78:72
“So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.”
Acts 20:28
“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
I Timothy 4:16
“Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.”
Ezekiel 34:2
“… Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?”