Friday August 14th, 2026
« Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not been concerned about them; behold, I am going to call you to account for the evil of your deeds,” declares the LORD »
1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord.
2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord.
3 “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
4 I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord.
5 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: The Lord our righteousness.
7 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’
8 but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own land.”
In our Bible reading for today, you will see God’s mind about follow-up; you will see that He doesn’t take follow-up lightly at all.
He said pastors, and this includes anyone God has put in charge of others, should feed the sheep.
- When they fail to do so, they are invariably scattering the sheep, and there are woes in store for such persons.
He said in verses 7 and 8 that He doesn’t just want to be known as the God who brought His children out of Egypt (the bondage of the enemy)
but as the Lord who brought His children out of bondage and brought them to their own land (Zion or Heaven).
God is never satisfied with you just preaching to sinners.
Beyond encouraging them to confess their sins and give their lives to Christ,
He is more interested in you following them up until they see Him in glory.
Learn from the apostles of old; after Paul had won souls in a place, he would stay with them for a while to ensure that they become grounded in the faith, Acts 18:11, Acts 19:10, Acts 28:29-32.
Even after he left, he would keep sending them letters to strengthen them even more.
Those are the origins of the letters that we read in the Scriptures today and which strengthen us to date.
He also often made out time to visit them so that they may be further established, Romans 1:11. In Acts 15:36NLT, the Bible says
« After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.” »
Relating this to modern times, after you have won a soul, get their contact details so that you can keep calling them and sending text messages to strengthen them.
You must also visit them to see how they are faring.
Visit the local assembly they attend to see if they have joined the workforce there and if they are fervently serving God.
Give them the opportunity to ask you questions about their walk with God.
New converts always have lots of questions to ask;
be there to answer their questions and explain the Scriptures to them.
Don’t leave them to become prey to the devil;
follow them up so well until they are fully established in Christ.
Application – God wants you to follow up on souls and ensure that they abide in the kingdom.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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