Returned to the Shepherd of our Souls

1 Peter 2:23  Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
1 Peter 2:24  Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter 2:25  For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

     In verse 23 we see that Christ was fully committed to the mission that had been given to Him by the Father.  He did always those things that pleased the Father.  When Christ left glory to come to earth, He understood what lay before Him.  A life of thirty-three years that would end with pain, agony and separation from the Father on the cross of Calvary.  Christ fulfilled His mission on the cross, as He hung there suspended between heaven and earth.  He bare our sins in His body on the tree.  He paid the wages for our sin, which were death.  He enabled us as believers to no longer be in bondage to sin.  We have a choice to follow sin or to allow the Holy Spirit to guide us.  We are to live unto righteousness understanding the price that was paid for us by our Lord.  We were as sheep wandering lost in the wilderness, sheep in need of a saviour.  We returned unto the Christ, the Shepherd and Bishop of our soul.
     Christ sets a wonderful example for us in this passage of Scripture.  How much better would it be if we were totally committed unto Him that judgeth righteously?  If we made the decision to allow everything we did to be pleasing to the Father.  Let's be grateful for what Christ has done in our life.  Let's live our lives as lives of gratitude to the Father for what He has done in our life through Christ.