day no. 14,490: God is Chief Shepherd

Psalm 80

God is a Shepherd. He is THE Shepherd. He leads us with the rod and the staff. He protects the flock from its enemies from within and without. He chases down wandering sheep and fights off ferocious wolves.  God is also a Gardener. He is THE Gardener. He began by planting a Garden in Eden and set man in place to work it. He plants, waters, shines His sun down and produces and gathers fruit from His creation. He tends to His garden and knows the difference between wheat and weeds. He knows what to gather to the bonfire and what to gather to the fruit basket. He empowers plants to produce fruit. He enables sheep to stand upright.