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Shalom Kol Yisrael,
This past Friday
morning I saw a vision of a conductor leading a symphonic orchestra. The
orchestra was playing the most amazing music! Abba then spoke to me and said, "Yirmeyahu
(Jeremiah) 3:15."
Yirmeyahu 3:15 "I
will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with
knowledge and understanding."
Our Conductor
Y'shua, the Great Shepherd, is leading an orchestra. Within His orchestra are
section leaders. These section leaders understand the musical score and look to
the Conductor to lead them. They also realize that they are actually sheep
themselves living a life of a sheep who is following the Great Shepherd. Through
this example they are leading sheep in their sections. If they do not pay
attention to the great Conductor, they will lose the rhythm and the intonation
will be lost creating a discordant sound. The section leaders are the shepherds
Abba is raising up in these last days who desire not to please themselves but
the Master Conductor Y'shua - the Great Shepherd.
Our Great
Conductor and Shepherd Plays a Flute
Zekaryah 10:3 “My
wrath burns against the shepherds, and I lay a charge against the
leaders. For YHWH of hosts shall visit His flock, the house of Yehudah,
and make them like His splendid horse in battle. 4 “From him comes the
corner-stone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every
ruler, together. 5 “And they shall be like mighty men, who trample down
the mud of the streets in the battle. And they shall fight because YHWH is with
them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame. 6 “And I shall make the
house of Yehudah mighty, and save the house of Yoseph. And I shall bring them
back, because I have compassion on them. And they shall be as though I had not
pushed them aside. For I YHWH am their Elohim, and I answer them. 7 “And
Ephrayim shall be as a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as if with
wine. And their children shall see and rejoice, their heart exulting in YHWH 8
“I shall whistle for them and gather them, for I shall ransom them. And
they shall increase as they once increased. 9 “Though I sow them among peoples,
they shall remember Me in places far away. And they shall live, together with
their children, and they shall return. 10 “And I shall bring them back from the
land of Mitsrayim, and gather them from Ashshur, and bring them into the land
of Gil'ad and Lebanon, until no more room is found for them. (emphasis
added)
In ancient Yisrael
the shepherd played the flute. This flute was used to call forth the sheep. The
sound of the flute was called a "whistle". Our Great Shepherd is
playing the shepherd's flute for Ephrayim. Its known that the call of the
shepherd is very powerful. As sheep march forth toward the shepherd's flute,
they become as mighty men. In this march to the shepherd's call, it has been
known that any wolves in their midst will be trampled to death.
Yisrael is a
shepherd nation. All the sons of Yisrael were shepherds. As we understand the role
of the shepherd, we begin to understand our Great Shepherd Y'shua.
Y'shua as our Great
Shepherd, is described beautifully in Tehillim 80: 1 Give ear, O Shepherd
of Yisra’el, Who lead Yoseph like a flock; Who dwell between the
kerubim, shine forth! 2 Before Ephrayim, Binyamin, and Menashsheh, Stir up Your
might, And come and save us! 3 Cause us to turn back, O Elohim, And cause Your
face to shine, That we might be saved! (emphasis added)
We are moving toward
that crescendo called the Greater Exodus. The Exodus is a migration. A shepherd
understands that he is to lead the flock in migration. If the flock is not
moved, the flock will perish because of starvation. The nations are spiritually
drying up. This is Abba's plan for the Great Shepherd is leading His flock to
that great pasture land called Yisrael.
Shavua Tov.
--
Tzefanyah Pappas
Chazak Chazak
v’nitchazek
Let us be strong,
let us be strong and let us
strengthen
(encourage) one another!
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