“And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.”
Jeremiah 3:15 NLT
http://bible.com/116/jer.3.15.nlt
The use of Shepherd's to talk about our faith is throughout the Bible. So many of the greats throughout history were Shepherd's. The Lord is our Shepherd. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. So it makes sense to compare our selves, to model our lives after the Shepherd's. Simple put we are to watch over, protect, and serve our flock.
Who exactly is our flock?
In my days growing up the church was talked about as the flock. That symbolism works but I would look at this a different way. The Bible talks about the flock in larger terms. For each of us, our families, friends, and coworkers are all within our flock. We are here to serve them. We are to lead them, guide them, and just love on them. To do the best job shepherding our flock we must listen to the Good Shepherd. We need to follow his direction and search for his wisdom. We need to lead by our example. We need to demonstrate unshakable love. We need to provide stability through good times and the storms that pound us on a regular basis. As leaders in the faith we need to serve as a true Shepherd. We need to love as Jesus loved us, our wonderful Good Shepherd.
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