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<p>"He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of Jehovah." Micah 5:4<br>
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  <strong>Christ's reign in His Church</strong>, is that of a Shepherd-king. <br>
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  Christ's reign has <strong>supremacy</strong>—but it is the superiority of a wise and tender shepherd over his needy and loving flock. He commands and receives obedience—but it is the willing obedience of the well-cared-for sheep, rendered joyfully to their beloved Shepherd, whose voice they know so well. He rules by the<em> force of love </em>and <em>the energy of goodness. </em><br>
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  Christ's reign is <strong>practical </strong>in its character. It is said, He will stand and <em>shepherd </em>His flock." The great Head of the Church is actively engaged in <em>providing </em>for His people.<br><br> He does not sit down upon the throne in empty state, or hold a sceptre without wielding it in government. No, He stands and <em>shepherds</em>. The expression in the original, means to shepherdize, to do everything expected of a shepherd—to guide, to watch, to preserve, to restore, to tend, as well as to feed. <br><br>
  Christ's reign is <strong>continual </strong>in its duration. It is said, "He will <em>stand </em>and shepherd His flock." His <em>eyes </em>never slumber, and His<em>hands </em>never rest; His <em>heart </em>never ceases to beat with love, and His <em>shoulders </em>are never weary of carrying His people's burdens! <br>
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  Christ's reign is <strong>effectually powerful</strong> in its action; "He will shepherd His flock <em>in the</em> <em>strength of Jehovah</em>." Wherever Christ is—there is God; and whatever Christ does—is the act of Almighty God. Oh! it is a joyful truth to consider, that He who stands today representing the interests of His people—is very God of very God, to whom every knee shall bow.<br><br> Happy are we who belong to such a Shepherd, whose <em>humanity </em>communes with us, and whose <em>divinity </em>protects us. Let us worship and bow down before Him as the people of His pasture!
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