I love reading about me. You know the stuff where you get an inside look to who you are and what you can be. What better place to learn about yourself than the Bible. Here I don't have to go through what worked for someone else. Rather the Creator of me is the One telling me about myself. So what was I reading?
I was reading about sheep and the Master Shepherd in Ezekiel 34. The Master Shepherd has a slow burn against shepherds who look out only for themselves and do not seek to care and heal the flock! This is scary for today's preachers. Too many of them want church to feel good but as my Dad pointed out 'why make them feel comfortable in church if they are going to burn in HELL?' I do have to take this to heart as NT states that I can go into the Holy of Holy Place. My High Priest is Jesus Christ. So I must remember my responsibility. I am a sheep keeper too. Am I muddying the waters? Heavy responsibility.
What really caught my eye was how the Master Shepherd takes care of His Flock ... "I will search for the lost & bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured & strengthen the weak, but the sleek & the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice." Sleek and strong? Whoa! But you know sheep are not known for their strength nor their sleekness. In fact I would go so far as to say a sheep that is sleek and strong is in impostor.
I do love the sheep passages maybe it is mostly because I love to read about my Shepherd and His Great Love that he has for me. I do what to see Him smile in delight over me. I love His Strength. Often I bring Him my weakness hoping in His Strength.
butterfly = Psalms 23 + Ezekiel 34 + John 16
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