On Sunday morning we thought about Jesus being our Shepherd, bringing us back into the fold and sacrificing his life for the sheep. Chapter 34 of Ezekiel is all about shepherds. Firstly, the irresponsible ones that lead the sheep astray, and then God, the true Shepherd, who is the opposite. About the false shepherds it says:
‘You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.’ (Ezekiel 34:3)
The irresponsible shepherds take from the sheep that they lead. They use them for their own comfort and their own gain. But see what God says:
‘As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.’ (Ezekiel 34:12)
God gives up His own comfort to come after His lost sheep, to save them and to feed them. Even on a bad, miserable day. This is love that gives up oneself, it is leadership with humility. We have a great God!
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