Shepherding with Integrity

During my morning quiet time recently I was reading from Psalm 78. As I read verse 72 it grabbed my attention. To be honest, it challenged me. Asaph, the author of this psalm, wrote of King David in verse 72, "So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart." What a wonderful testimony to the man God had chosen to shepherd His people the Israelites.

As I read that verse I was reminded as a pastor I have been called to shepherd one of God's flocks, the family of God known as the First Baptist Church of Bronson, FL. I was also reminded I have been called to shepherd them as David did the children of Israel, "according to the integrity of his heart." After I finished my reading and had spent a few minutes meditating on what I had read, I then asked the Lord to help me to always pastor/shepherd according to the integrity of my heart.

It is my earnest prayer that one day someone may be able to say of me, "So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart." There's a lot that could be said but few things would be a greater compliment and honor than what the psalmist said of David. May those words be the testimony of every man the Lord has called to shepherd His people.