Follow the Good Shepherd
“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I Myself will search for My sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.”
Ezekiel 34:11-12
Years ago, I was in a bad place. It was dark and cloudy as I pursued my own sinful pleasures. Angels were not dispatched that day, but the Lord Himself sought me out. I wasn’t looking for Him when he found me.
Sheep are prone to wander and vulnerable. They have no claws to defend themselves and can drown by their wet wool as they seek water to drink. We are like sheep and have gone astray. We need a shepherd and God is not far away from each of us. (Acts 17:27)
The shepherds in Ezekiel’s day led the people with force and cruelty. Jesus is different. He strengthens the weak and bounds up the broken. He seeks out what was lost. He called my name that day and led me out of a black dungeon.
Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. My sheep listen to my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life and they shall never perish.”
What about your life? Are you in a bad place? Quit following strangers who don’t care about you. They run as soon as the wolf appears. Follow the good shepherd. “When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger. In fact, they will run away because they do not recognize a strangers voice.”
