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Postby paul » July 24th, 2012, 4:36 am

Jer 3:15
15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with
knowledge and understanding. (NIV)

He wants to make all His pastors shepherds in accordance with His own heart. This scripture is a prophetic one, speaking to Israel of a time when God will give to them shepherds according to His heart. i.e. the kind and quality of shepherds that his heart truly
longs for them to have.
Though in this specific context it is prophetic, it also clearly
indicates the kind of shepherd that God always desires His people to have and therefore applicable to our present time.

It would be hard to convence one that God desired Shepherds after His heart for Israel and not desire the same for the church today.
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Postby Full Quiver » July 25th, 2012, 2:09 am

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Postby broken » July 27th, 2012, 5:29 am

amen and amen
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