{"id":3556,"date":"2026-03-30T18:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:44:30","slug":"shepherd-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/shepherd-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"SHEPHERD &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shepherd-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shepherd-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shepherd-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/shepherd-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>SHEPHERD            <\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>04-19-2019<\/p>\n<p>In John 10 Jesus plainly tells us,<br \/>\nAbout one Shepherd and one flock,<br \/>\nHe says He is the Good Shepherd,<br \/>\nYet some of another shepherd talk.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise also in the 23rd Psalm,<br \/>\nYoung David writes about the same,<br \/>\nThe Lord was the king&#8217;s Shepherd,<br \/>\nBut today many use another name.<\/p>\n<p>Hebrews 13 too clearly informs us,<br \/>\nJesus is the shepherd of us sheep,<br \/>\nStill others insist in a new one,<br \/>\nWhy don&#8217;t God&#8217;s Word they all keep?<\/p>\n<p>Even Peter in his first Epistle,<br \/>\nPoints to Jesus just like the rest,<br \/>\nChrist is our Shepherd and Bishop,<br \/>\nFor He alone passed Father&#8217;s test.<\/p>\n<p>The Lord was smitten and afflicted,<br \/>\nOn a Roman cross our sins He bore,<br \/>\nEnduring such great pain and agony,<br \/>\nAs sharp nails thru His flesh tore.<\/p>\n<p>But without the shedding of blood,<br \/>\nOur Salvation couldn&#8217;t be achieved,<br \/>\nOnce His mission was accomplished,<br \/>\nHis Spirit His Father then received.<\/p>\n<p>But then exactly three days later,<br \/>\nJesus gave proof of what He had said,<br \/>\nJews and Romans were so astounded,<br \/>\nWhen Jesus Christ rose from the dead.<\/p>\n<p>Thus He became our true Redeemer,<br \/>\nFreeing us from the penalties of sin,<br \/>\nWith a clear promise of Life Eternal,<br \/>\nIf we&#8217;ll repent and accept Him within.<\/p>\n<p>So away with Rome and that deceiver,<br \/>\nHe is no vicar, shepherd or anything,<br \/>\nNor has he power to mediate for us,<br \/>\nI look to Jesus alone who is my King.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem SHEPHERD by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 04-19-2019 In John 10 Jesus plainly tells us, About one Shepherd and one flock, He says He is the Good Shepherd, Yet some of another shepherd talk. 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